Vermont § 2103 - Duties of the Commission

§ 2103. Duties of the Commission

• (a) The Commission shall determine the percentage of the premium for individual, two-person,
  parent-child, and family coverage under a health benefit plan that shall be borne
  by each school employer and the percentage that shall be borne by participating employees. (1) The premium responsibility percentages shall remain in effect for the entire plan
  year. (2) Each school employer shall be responsible for paying, on behalf of all of its participating
  employees, the applicable percentages of premium costs as determined by the Commission. (3) [Repealed.] (b)(1) The Commission shall determine the amount of participating employees’ calendar year
  out-of-pocket expenses for which the school employer and the participating employees
  shall be responsible, and whether school employers shall establish a health reimbursement
  arrangement, a health savings account, both, or neither, for their participating employees. (2) The Commission also shall determine the extent to which the employer or employee shall
  bear first dollar responsibility for out-of-pocket expenses if using a health reimbursement
  arrangement and whether the balance in a participating employee’s health reimbursement
  arrangement shall roll over from year to year. (3) [Repealed.] (c) The Commission may make recommendations regarding health benefit plan design to any
  intermunicipal insurance association that offers health benefit plans to entities
  providing educational services pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 121, subchapter 6. (d) The Commission shall not make any determinations regarding school employer or participating
  employee responsibilities with respect to stand-alone vision or dental benefits. (e) The Commission may negotiate a statewide grievance procedure for disputes concerning
  public school employee health benefits. (f) In no case shall a school employee receive cash in lieu of receipt of health care
  benefits from one school employer while simultaneously receiving health care benefits
  from the same or another school employer. (g) Accommodations shall be made for school employees whose workload is shared between
  more than one school employer, and who may not otherwise qualify for health care benefits
  from only one school employer. The affected school employers shall determine the proportionate
  portion of the shared costs of the health benefits. (Added 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § H.18; amended 2021, No. 7, § 4, eff. April 8, 2021.)