Utah Admin. Code R698-8-5 - Reimbursement of Health, Dental, and Vision 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,
dental, and vision 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, dental, and vision 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, dental, and vision 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, dental, and vision 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.
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(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.