California Health and Safety Code

§ 131540

HSC § 131540 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 113 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)(1) The cost of the health care coverage provided through the program shall be paid through a combination of contributions paid by the small business, premiums paid by participating employees, and county, federal, state, or private sector funding made available for this purpose.

(2)The local initiative may determine the amount of the employer contribution for each participating eligible employee, which shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month, and the amount of the employee premium, which shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75) per month. The local initiative may adjust employer contribution and employee premium levels after the first year if necessary for changes in health care costs.

(3)The local initiative may structure the required employee premium amounts according to a schedule that takes into account the individual employee’s age or income level, or both, in a manner similar, but not necessarily identical, to that described in Section 12693.43 of the Insurance Code, pertaining to the Healthy Families Program.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 164. Effective January 1, 2009.