CHAPTER 21-I DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Granite State Paid Family Leave Plan
Section 21-I:103
21-I:103 State Employee Coverage Linked to Coverage Offerings for Other Employers and for Individual Employees. –
The commissioner shall include in the request for proposals for FMLI benefits for state employees a requirement that the winning bidder shall, as a condition of the state contract, also offer the same FMLI coverage to other public employers, private employers with more than 50 employees, and individual employees on the following terms:
I. Private and public non-state employers shall receive a rate that is derived from the state rate through the application of rating factors that are actuarially justified and specified in the bid response.
II. Employers with more than 50 employees who choose to sponsor coverage for their employees shall contract directly with the winning bidder.
III. Individuals who work for employers who choose not to offer FMLI coverage under this subdivision or who fail to meet minimum participation requirements and who do not offer an FMLI benefit that is at least equivalent to the granite state paid family leave plan shall have the opportunity to contract indirectly with the winning bidder through the purchasing pool for family and medical leave insurance authorized under RSA 282-B and administered by the department of employment security. The pool may be experience rated. Coverage through the pool shall include a 7-month waiting period, a one-week elimination period, and a 60-day annual open enrollment period as established by the commissioner in the procurement process. Premiums for individual pool coverage shall not exceed $5 per subscriber per week.
IV. The commissioner shall establish, through his or her discretionary authority in administering the request for information and the request for proposals process, the following additional elements of the benefit structure and plan administration specifically for employees of sponsoring non-state employers consistent with the purposes and policy of this subdivision:
(a) The minimum participation requirement.
(b) The parameters for open enrollment periods.
(c) Procedures for contributory plans, partially contributory plans, and non-contributory plans.
(d) Procedures for payroll deduction and premium remittance for employers with more than 50 employees.