71-03-07-01. Employer contribution.

1. An employer shall pay to the board the full monthly premium amount for each eligible employee enrolled in the group insurance plan by the fifteenth of each month. The employer shall verify the number of eligible employees and the level of coverage for each. An employee is eligible for an employer contribution for the month following the month of employment. If an eligible employee terminates employment prior to the effective date of coverage, no employer contribution is required. The employer contribution ends the month following the month of termination of employment. If an employee transfers from a permanent employee position to a temporary employee position without a termination of employment, the employer contribution ends the month in which the permanent employment ends. If an employee transfers from one participating employer to another, the new employer is responsible for the payment of the premium for the first of the month following employment.

2. As used in this section, "termination of employment" means a severance of employment by not being on the payroll of a participating employer for a minimum of one month. Approved leave of absence does not constitute termination of employment.

History: Effective June 1, 1996; amended effective July 1, 2010; April 1, 2022; July 1, 2026.

General Authority: NDCC 54-52.1-08

Law Implemented: NDCC 54-52.1-03.1