Section 41-9-548 - Insurance of employees(a) All full-time employees of the authority shall be treated as state employees for the purposes of participating in any insurance programs provided for the state employees.(b) The authority shall pay the employer's contributions to any insurance programs out of funds appropriated to it or otherwise available to it for any purpose whatsoever. The authority may deduct the employees' contributions for such programs by means of payroll deductions or otherwise from the compensation paid to the employees.Ala. Code § 41-9-548 (1975)