North Carolina § 135-48 - 45. Conversion.

§ 135-48. 45. Conversion.

Upon a cessation of group coverage under the Plan and/or eligibility for group coverage under the Plan, an employee or dependent shall be entitled to a conversion to nongroup coverage without the necessity of a physical examination. Such conversion coverage shall include hospitalization, surgical, and medical benefits as contained in the major medical and alternative plan conversion provisions of Article 53 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes. The State Treasurer in his or her sole discretion shall approve the conversion coverage, which shall be administered by the Claims Processor through an insurance contract arranged by the Claims Processor, or administered as otherwise directed by the State Treasurer. An eligible employee or dependent must apply for conversion coverage within 30 days after termination of group eligibility. The State Treasurer shall provide for the continuation of conversion privilege exercised under the predecessor plan, on a fully contributory basis. The State Treasurer shall consult with the Board of Trustees before taking action under this subsection. History (1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1398, s. 6; 1983, c. 922, s. 21.6; 1985, c. 732, ss. 30, 56; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1020, s. 20; 2008-168, ss. 1(a), 3(a), (r); 2011-85, ss. 2.6(i), 2.10.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2011-85, s. 2.6(i), effective January 1, 2012, recodified former G.S. 135-45.13 as G.S. 135-48.45 . Former G.S. 135-45.13 itself was formerly codified as G.S. 135-40.12. It was recodified as G.S. 135-39.25 under Part 3A of Article 3A of Chapter 135 by Session Laws 2008-168, s. 3(r), effective July 1, 2008, but was renumbered as G.S. 135-45.13 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-85, s. 2.10, effective January 1, 2012, throughout the section, substituted "State Treasurer" for "Executive Administrator and Board of Trustees"; in the second sentence of subsection (a), substituted "his or her" for "their"; and in the last sentence of subsection (b), substituted "Board of Trustees" for "Committee on Employee Hospital and Medical Benefits."