34 Tex. Admin. Code § 41.41 - Premium Payments

(a) Each participating entity shall remit to TRS the amount on each bill directed to the participating entity by TRS or the administering firm. The participating entity shall remit payment on or before the fifteenth day of each month in which TRS or the administering firm issued a bill. Payment shall be delivered in the same manner (e.g., currently, TEXNET) in which the participating entity delivers retirement contributions. Any waiver granted to a participating entity under § 825.408(a), Government Code, does not apply to amounts billed under this section or to amounts otherwise owed to TRS for TRS-ActiveCare.

(b) A participating entity will be billed for all full-time and part-time employees enrolled in TRS-ActiveCare who were employed by the participating entity on the date that TRS or its designee generates the bill for that billing month as reported by the participating entity. In addition, a participating entity will be billed retroactively for all full-time and part-time employees who enroll after the date on which the bill is generated for that month and choose coverage for that month. A participating entity will also be billed for any individual covered in accordance with § 41.40 of this title (relating to Coverage Continuation While on Leave Without Pay). Participating entities are responsible for collecting all applicable premiums and other costs that are required to be paid by its full-time employees, part-time employees, and any individuals covered in accordance with § 41.40 of this title. A participating entity shall remit the full amount billed each month.

(c) Participating entities shall not modify the amount of any bill or remit any amount different from the amount billed. A participating entity shall report adopted adjustments, including those seeking credit for terminated employees, to the administering firm no later than the 45th day after the billing date. TRS may reject any adopted adjustments that are inappropriate or untimely, including those adjustments seeking credit for terminated employees reported later than 45 days after the billing date on which the employee was first incorrectly reported as eligible for coverage. Approved adjustments will be reflected on a subsequent bill.

(d) TRS may take corrective action against a participating entity that fails to remit payment in accordance with the timelines and other requirements of this section, including but not limited to placement of a warrant hold with the Comptroller of Public Accounts.

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34 Tex. Admin. Code § 41.41

The provisions of this §41.41 adopted to be effective August 26, 2002, 27 TexReg 7970; amended to be effective October 27, 2003, 28 TexReg 9289; amended to be effective March 8, 2007, 32 TexReg 1092; amended to be effective October 10, 2013, 38 TexReg 6921; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 32, August 9, 2019, TexReg 4191, eff. 8/15/2019