Louisiana § RS 42:857 - Authorization for surcharge
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 42:857 — Authorization for surcharge, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 42:857. Authorization for surcharge
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule or regulation to the contrary, the Office of Group Benefits may impose a surcharge, payable by the participant employer or an enrollee, regardless of the source of funding, upon any class of employees or retirees.
B.(1) In the event the participant employer does not pay the surcharge by the date it is due, the office shall remove that participant employer and all of its employees and retirees from participation in the Office of Group Benefits programs, effective on the last day of the month in which the surcharge was due.
(2) This Subsection shall apply to local school boards only in the event that funds are appropriated by the legislature for the payment of the surcharge applicable to the local school boards.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule or regulation to the contrary, in the event an enrollee does not pay an enrollee surcharge or portion of surcharge by the date it is due, the office shall remove that enrollee and his dependents from participation in the program for which the surcharge was applicable, effective on the last day of the month in which the surcharge was due.
Acts 2001, No. 1178, §5, eff. June 29, 2001; Acts 2018, No. 676, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 42:857 ("Authorization for surcharge") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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