Sec. 615.077. PAYMENTS; RATE. An eligible survivor who is entitled to coverage under this subchapter:
(1) is entitled to:
(A) make payments for the coverage or have payments made on the survivor's behalf at the same time and to the same entity that payments for coverage are made by current employees of the employing entity; and
(B) obtain the coverage at the rate paid by current employees of the employing entity for that coverage; and
(2) may not be required to pay a premium amount for the coverage that is greater than the premium amount that a current employee of the employing entity without a spouse is required to pay to cover the employee alone or to cover the employee and the employee's dependent children, as applicable to the eligible survivor.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (S.B. 872), Sec. 6, eff. May 19, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (S.B. 423), Sec. 9, eff. May 12, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees
Subchapter D. Health Insurance Coverage for Eligible Survivors
Section 615.071. Applicability
Section 615.072. Eligible Survivors
Section 615.073. Benefit to Surviving Spouse
Section 615.074. Benefit to Dependent
Section 615.076. Level of Coverage
Section 615.077. Payments; Rate
Section 615.078. Certain Practices Not Prohibited or Affected