Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 104
Retirement of State Officers and Employees
←104.510
Section 104.515.1
104.516→
August 28, 2015
Insurance and disability benefits to be kept in separate accounts--state's contribution, amount, contribution to be made from highway funds for certain employees, when--employees and families, who are covered for medical insurance--premium collection for amount not covered by state--special consultants, duties, compensation, benefits.
104.515. 1. Separate accounts for medical, life insurance and disability
benefits provided pursuant to sections 104.517 and 104.518 shall be
established as part of the fund. The funds, property and return on
investments of the separate account shall not be commingled with any other
funds, property and investment return of the system. All benefits and
premiums are paid solely from the separate account for medical, life
insurance and disability benefits provided pursuant to this section.
2. The state shall contribute an amount as appropriated by law and
approved by the governor per month for medical benefits, life insurance and
long-term disability benefits as provided pursuant to this section and
sections 104.517 and 104.518. Such amounts shall include the cost of
providing life insurance benefits for each active employee who is a member of
the Missouri state employees' retirement system, a member of the public
school retirement system and who is employed by a state agency other than an
institution of higher learning, a member of the retirement system established
by sections 287.812 to 287.855, the judicial retirement system, each
legislator and official holding an elective state office, members not on
payroll status who are receiving workers' compensation benefits, and if the
state highways and transportation commission so elects, those employees who
are members of the state transportation department employees' and highway
patrol retirement system; if the state highways and transportation commission
so elects to join the plan, the state shall contribute an amount as
appropriated by law for medical benefits for those employees who are members
of the transportation department employees' and highway patrol retirement
system; an additional amount equal to the amount required, based on
competitive bidding or determined actuarially, to fund the retired members'
death benefit or life insurance benefit, or both, provided in subsection 4 of
this section and the disability benefits provided in section 104.518. This
amount shall be reported as a separate item in the monthly certification of
required contributions which the commissioner of administration submits to
the state treasurer and shall be deposited to the separate account for
medical, life insurance and disability benefits. All contributions made on
behalf of members of the state transportation department employees' and
highway patrol retirement system shall be made from highway funds. If the
highways and transportation commission so elects, the spouses and
unemancipated children under twenty-three years of age of employees who are
members of the state transportation department employees' and highway patrol
retirement system shall be able to participate in the program of insurance
benefits to cover medical expenses pursuant to the provisions of subsection 3
of this section.
3. The board shall determine the premium amounts required for
participating employees. The premium amounts shall be the amount, which,
together with the state's contribution, is required to fund the benefits
provided, taking into account necessary actuarial reserves. Separate premiums
shall be established for employees' benefits and a separate premium or
schedule of premiums shall be established for benefits for spouses and
unemancipated children under twenty-three years of age of participating
employees. The employee's premiums for spouse and children benefits shall be
established to cover that portion of the cost of such benefits which is not
paid for by contributions by the state. All such premium amounts shall be
paid to the board of trustees at the time that each employee's wages or
salary would normally be paid. The premium amounts so remitted will be placed
in the separate account for medical, life insurance and disability benefits.
In lieu of the availability of premium deductions, the board may establish
alternative methods for the collection of premium amounts.
4. Each special consultant eligible for life benefits employed by a board
of trustees of a retirement system as provided in section 104.610 who is a
member of the Missouri state life insurance plan or Missouri state
transportation department and Missouri state highway patrol life insurance
plan shall, in addition to duties prescribed in section 104.610 or any other
law, and upon request of the board of trustees, give the board, orally or in
writing, a short detailed statement on life insurance and death benefit
problems affecting retirees. As compensation for the extra duty imposed by
this subsection, any special consultant as defined above, other than a
special consultant entitled to a deferred normal annuity pursuant to section
104.035 or 104.335, who retires on or after September 28, 1985, shall receive
as a part of compensation for these extra duties, a death benefit of five
thousand dollars, and any special consultant who terminates employment on or
after August 28, 1999, after reaching normal or early retirement age and
becomes a retiree within sixty days of such termination shall receive five
thousand dollars of life insurance coverage. In addition, each special
consultant who is a member of the transportation department employees' and
highway patrol retirement system medical insurance plan shall also provide the
board, upon request of the board, orally or in writing, a short detailed
statement on physical, medical and health problems affecting retirees. As
compensation for this extra duty, each special consultant as defined above
shall receive, in addition to all other compensation provided by law, nine
dollars, or an amount equivalent to that provided to other special
consultants pursuant to the provisions of section 103.115. In addition, any
special consultant as defined in section 287.820 or section 476.601 who
terminates employment and immediately retires on or after August 28, 1995,
shall receive as a part of compensation for these duties, a death benefit of
five thousand dollars and any special consultant who terminates employment on
or after August 28, 1999, after reaching the age of eligibility to receive
retirement benefits and becomes a retiree within sixty days of such
termination shall receive five thousand dollars of life insurance coverage.
5. Any former employee who is receiving disability income benefits from
the Missouri state employees' retirement system or the transportation
department employees' and highway patrol retirement system shall, upon
application with the board of trustees of the Missouri consolidated health
care plan or the transportation department employees and highway patrol
medical plan, be made, constituted, appointed and employed by the respective
board as a special consultant on the problems of the health of disability
income recipients and, upon request of the board of trustees of each medical
plan, give the board, orally or in writing, a short detailed statement of
physical, medical and health problems affecting disability income recipients.
As compensation for the extra duty imposed by this subsection, each such
special consultant as defined in this subsection may receive, in addition to
all other compensation provided by law, an amount contributed toward medical
benefits coverage provided by the Missouri consolidated health care plan or
the transportation employees and highway patrol medical plan pursuant to
appropriations.
(L. 1972 S.B. 548, A.L. 1976 S.B. 513, A.L. 1977 H.B. 703, A.L. 1978
S.B. 497, A.L. 1979 H.B. 129, A.L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., H.B. 903,
A.L. 1982 H.B. 1720, et al., A.L. 1983 S.B. 353 merged with H.B.
713 Revision, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370 merged with H.B. 1106, A.L. 1985
H.B. 670, H.B. 790, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1496, A.L. 1987 H.B. 713, A.L.
1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1100, et al., A.L. 1989 H.B.
610, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1574, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1149, A.L. 1995 H.B. 416,
et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 356, A.L. 2001 S.B. 371, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455)
Effective 7-11-02
2001
1997
2001
104.515. 1. Separate accounts for medical, life insurance and
disability benefits provided pursuant to sections 104.517 and 104.518 shall
be established as part of the fund. The funds, property and return on
investments of the separate account shall not be commingled with any other
funds, property and investment return of the system. All benefits and
premiums are paid solely from the separate account for medical, life
insurance and disability benefits provided pursuant to this section.
2. The state shall contribute an amount as appropriated by law and
approved by the governor per month for medical benefits, life insurance and
long-term disability benefits as provided pursuant to this section and
sections 104.517 and 104.518. Such amounts shall include the cost of
providing life insurance benefits for each active employee who is a member
of the Missouri state employees' retirement system, a member of the public
school retirement system and who is employed by a state agency other than
an institution of higher learning, a member of the retirement system
established by sections 287.812 to 287.855, RSMo, the judicial retirement
system, each legislator and official holding an elective state office,
members not on payroll status who are receiving workers' compensation
benefits, and if the state highways and transportation commission so
elects, those employees who are members of the state transportation
department employees' and highway patrol retirement system; if the state
highways and transportation commission so elects to join the plan, the
state shall contribute an amount as appropriated by law for medical
benefits for those employees who are members of the transportation
department employees' and highway patrol retirement system; an additional
amount equal to the amount required, based on competitive bidding or
determined actuarially, to fund the retired members' death benefit or life
insurance benefit, or both, provided in subsection 4 of this section and
the disability benefits provided in section 104.518. This amount shall be
reported as a separate item in the monthly certification of required
contributions which the commissioner of administration submits to the state
treasurer and shall be deposited to the separate account for medical, life
insurance and disability benefits. All contributions made on behalf of
members of the state transportation department employees' and highway
patrol retirement system shall be made from highway funds. If the highways
and transportation commission so elects, the spouses and unemancipated
children under twenty-three years of age of employees who are members of
the state transportation department employees' and highway patrol
retirement system shall be able to participate in the program of insurance
benefits to cover medical expenses pursuant to the provisions of subsection
3 of this section.
3. The board shall determine the premium amounts required for
participating employees. The premium amounts shall be the amount, which,
together with the state's contribution, is required to fund the benefits
provided, taking into account necessary actuarial reserves. Separate
premiums shall be established for employees' benefits and a separate
premium or schedule of premiums shall be established for benefits for
spouses and unemancipated children under twenty-three years of age of
participating employees. The employee's premiums for spouse and children
benefits shall be established to cover that portion of the cost of such
benefits which is not paid for by contributions by the state. All such
premium amounts shall be paid to the board of trustees at the time that
each employee's wages or salary would normally be paid. The premium
amounts so remitted will be placed in the separate account for medical,
life insurance and disability benefits. In lieu of the availability of
premium deductions, the board may establish alternative methods for the
collection of premium amounts.
4. Each special consultant eligible for life benefits employed by a
board of trustees of a retirement system as provided in section 104.610 who
is a member of the Missouri state life insurance plan or Missouri state
transportation department and Missouri state highway patrol life insurance
plan shall, in addition to duties prescribed in section 104.610 or any
other law, and upon request of the board of trustees, give the board,
orally or in writing, a short detailed statement on life insurance and
death benefit problems affecting retirees. As compensation for the extra
duty imposed by this subsection, any special consultant as defined above,
other than a special consultant entitled to a deferred normal annuity
pursuant to section 104.035 or 104.335, who retires on or after September
28, 1985, shall receive as a part of compensation for these extra duties, a
death benefit of five thousand dollars. In addition, each special
consultant who is a member of the transportation department employees' and
highway patrol retirement system medical insurance plan shall also provide
the board, upon request of the board, orally or in writing, a short
detailed statement on physical, medical and health problems affecting
retirees. As compensation for this extra duty, each special consultant as
defined above shall receive, in addition to all other compensation provided
by law, nine dollars, or an amount equivalent to that provided to other
special consultants pursuant to the provisions of section 103.115, RSMo.
In addition, any special consultant as defined in section 287.820, RSMo, or
section 476.601, RSMo, who terminates employment and immediately retires on
or after August 28, 1995, shall receive as a part of compensation for these
duties, a death benefit of five thousand dollars.
5. Any former employee who is receiving disability income benefits
from the Missouri state employees' retirement system or the transportation
department employees' and highway patrol retirement system shall, upon
application with the board of trustees of the Missouri consolidated health
care plan or the transportation department employees and highway patrol
medical plan, be made, constituted, appointed and employed by the
respective board as a special consultant on the problems of the health of
disability income recipients and, upon request of the board of trustees of
each medical plan, give the board, orally or in writing, a short detailed
statement of physical, medical and health problems affecting disability
income recipients. As compensation for the extra duty imposed by this
subsection, each such special consultant as defined in this subsection may
receive, in addition to all other compensation provided by law, an amount
contributed toward medical benefits coverage provided by the Missouri
consolidated health care plan or the transportation employees and highway
patrol medical plan pursuant to appropriations.
1997
104.515. 1. Separate accounts for medical, life insurance and
disability benefits provided under sections 104.517 and 104.518 shall be
established as part of the fund. The funds, property and return on
investments of the separate account shall not be commingled with any other
funds, property and investment return of the system. All benefits and
premiums are paid solely from the separate account for medical, life
insurance and disability benefits provided under this section.
2. The state shall contribute an amount as appropriated by law and
approved by the governor per month per employee for medical benefits and,
based on competitive bids, up to five dollars per month per employee for
life insurance benefits for each active employee who is a member of the
Missouri state employees' retirement system, a member of the public school
retirement system and who is employed by a state agency other than an
institution of higher learning, a member of the retirement system
established by sections 287.812 to 287.855, RSMo, the judicial retirement
system, each legislator and official holding an elective state office,
members not on payroll status who are receiving workers' compensation
benefits, and if the state highways and transportation commission so
elects, those employees who are members of the state transportation
department employees' and highway patrol retirement system; if the state
highways and transportation commission so elects to join the plan, the
state shall contribute an amount as appropriated by law for medical
benefits for those employees who are members of the transportation
department employees' and highway patrol retirement system; an additional
amount equal to the amount required, based on competitive bidding or
determined actuarially, to fund the retired members' death benefit or life
insurance benefit, or both, provided in subsection 4 of this section and
the disability benefits provided in section 104.518. This amount shall be
reported as a separate item in the monthly certification of required
contributions which the commissioner of administration submits to the state
treasurer and shall be deposited to the separate account for medical, life
insurance and disability benefits. All contributions made on behalf of
members of the state transportation department employees' and highway
patrol retirement system shall be made from highway funds. If the highways
and transportation commission so elects, the spouses and unemancipated
children under twenty-three years of age of employees who are members of
the state transportation department employees' and highway patrol
retirement system shall be able to participate in the program of insurance
benefits to cover medical expenses under the provisions of subsection 3 of
this section.
3. The board shall determine the premium amounts required for
participating employees. The premium amounts shall be the amount, which,
together with the state's contribution, is required to fund the benefits
provided, taking into account necessary actuarial reserves. Separate
premiums shall be established for employees' benefits and a separate
premium or schedule of premiums shall be established for benefits for
spouses and unemancipated children under twenty-three years of age of
participating employees. The employee's premiums for spouse and children
benefits shall be established to cover that portion of the cost of such
benefits which is not paid for by contributions by the state. All such
premium amounts shall be paid to the board of trustees at the time that
each employee's wages or salary would normally be paid. The premium
amounts so remitted will be placed in the separate account for medical,
life insurance and disability benefits. In lieu of the availability of
premium deductions, the board may establish alternative methods for the
collection of premium amounts.
4. Each special consultant eligible for life benefits employed by a
board of trustees of a retirement system as provided in section 104.610 who
is a member of the Missouri state life insurance plan or Missouri state
transportation department and Missouri state highway patrol life insurance
plan shall, in addition to duties prescribed in section 104.610 or any
other law, and upon request of the board of trustees, give the board,
orally or in writing, a short detailed statement on life insurance and
death benefit problems affecting retirees. As compensation for the extra
duty imposed by this subsection, any special consultant as defined above,
other than a special consultant entitled to a deferred normal annuity under
section 104.035 or 104.335, who retires on or after September 28, 1985,
shall receive as a part of compensation for these extra duties, a death
benefit of five thousand dollars. In addition, each special consultant who
is a member of the transportation department employees' and highway patrol
retirement system medical insurance plan shall also provide the board, upon
request of the board, orally or in writing, a short detailed statement on
physical, medical and health problems affecting retirees. As compensation
for this extra duty, each special consultant as defined above shall
receive, in addition to all other compensation provided by law, nine
dollars, or an amount equivalent to that provided to other special
consultants under the provisions of section 103.115, RSMo. In addition,
any special consultant as defined in section 287.820, RSMo, or section
476.601, RSMo, who terminates employment and immediately retires on or
after August 28, 1995, shall receive as a part of compensation for these
duties, a death benefit of five thousand dollars.
5. Any former employee who is receiving disability income benefits
from the Missouri state employees' retirement system or the transportation
department employees' and highway patrol retirement system shall, upon
application with the board of trustees of the Missouri consolidated health
care plan or the transportation department employees and highway patrol
medical plan, be made, constituted, appointed and employed by the
respective board as a special consultant on the problems of the health of
disability income recipients and, upon request of the board of trustees of
each medical plan, give the board, orally or in writing, a short detailed
statement of physical, medical and health problems affecting disability
income recipients. As compensation for the extra duty imposed by this
subsection, each such special consultant as defined in this subsection may
receive, in addition to all other compensation provided by law, an amount
contributed toward medical benefits coverage provided by the Missouri
consolidated health care plan or the transportation employees and
highway patrol medical plan pursuant to appropriations.
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