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Policy Title:  Classified Employee Group Insurance Benefits                                                                                                                       Code No.  412.3

Classified employees may be eligible for group insurance benefits as determined by the Board and required by law.  The Board will select the group insurance program and the insurance company which will provide the program.

In accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Board will offer classified employees who work an average of at least thirty (30) hours per week or one hundred thirty (130) hours per month, based on the measurement method required by law, with minimum essential health insurance coverage that is both affordable and provides minimum value.  The Board will have the authority and right to change or eliminate group benefit programs.

The board will utilize the applicable measurement period to determine whether variable hourly employees qualify for an offer of insurance coverage under the district’s group health plan.  The board will have the authority and right to change or eliminate group benefit programs, other than the group health plan, for its licensed employees.

Classified employees, who work an average of at least thirty (30) hours per week or one hundred thirty (130) hours per month, based on the measurement method adopted by the board, are eligible to participate in the group health plan. Employers should maintain documents regarding eligible employees' acceptance and rejection of coverage.

Regular part-time classified employees (i.eEmployees who work less than 30 hours per week or 130 hours per month for health benefit purposes or employees who work less than 30 per week for benefits other than health) who wish to purchase coverage may participate in group benefit programs by meeting the requirements of the applicable plan. Full-time and regular part-time classified employees who wish to purchase coverage for their spouse or dependents may do so by meeting the requirements of the applicable plan.

Classified employees and their spouse and dependents may be allowed to continue coverage of the school district's group health insurance program if they cease employment with the school district by meeting the requirements of the insurer.

Approved:  April 13, 2004

Reviewed:  May 14, 2019

Revised:  October 12, 2021

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 20.9; 85; 85B; 279.12; 509; 509A; 509B.  Internal Revenue Code § 4980H(c)(4); Treas. Reg. § 54.4980H-1(a)(21)(ii).  Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, 26 CFR Parts 1, 54, and 301, 78 Fed. Reg. 217, (Jan 2, 2013).  Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, 26 CFR Parts 1, 54, and 301, 79 Fed. Reg. 8543 (Feb. 12, 2014).

Cross Reference:  411.1 Classified Employee Defined