Current through Bulletin No. 2024-21, November 1, 2024
Section R698-8-5 - Reimbursement of Health Coverage Costs(1) In the event of a line-of-duty death of a member, a participating agency may receive reimbursement for payment of health coverage premiums and contributions made to a health savings account as described in Section 53-17-201.(2) To receive reimbursement for payments described in Subsection (1), the participating agency shall submit to the department:(a) a request for reimbursement on a form approved by the board upon initial request; and(b) a copy of the statement provided by the group health plan that includes the participating agency's costs for coverage upon initial request and each month thereafter.(3) The request for reimbursement form shall include:(a) the name of the spouse for whom coverage is provided; and(b) the name and date or birth for each child under the age of 26 for whom coverage is provided.(4) If the member did not have a living spouse at the time of death, the request for reimbursement form shall include the name and date of birth for each child under the age of 26 for whom coverage is provided.(5) An employer is only eligible for reimbursement of health care coverage costs from the trust fund for a line of duty death that occurred between July 1, 2005 and July 1, 2018 if the employer participated in the trust fund in compliance with Section R698-8-4 prior to July 1, 2018 and is current with premium payments.(6) An employer is not eligible for reimbursement of health care coverage costs from the trust fund for a line of duty death if at the time the line of duty death occurs, the employer is not a participating agency in compliance with this rule.Utah Admin. Code R698-8-5
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-6, effective 2/24/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-13, effective 6/7/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-03, effective 1/9/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-16, effective 8/4/2021