Utah Code » Title 49, Chapter 20 — Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program Act; part 49-20-2 — Membership Eligibility
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Utah Code § 49-20-201 (2026)

Program participation -- Eligibility -- Optional for certain groups

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The state shall participate in the program on behalf of the state's employees.
Other employers, including political subdivisions and educational institutions, are eligible, but are not required, to participate in the program on behalf of their employees.
As provided in Subsection 26B-3-908(5), the Department of Health and Human Services may participate in the program for the purpose of providing health and dental benefits to children enrolled in the Utah Children's Health Insurance Program created in Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 9, Utah Children's Health Insurance Program.
If the Department of Health and Human Services participates in the program under the provisions of this Subsection (2), all insurance risk associated with the Utah Children's Health Insurance Program shall be the responsibility of the Department of Health and Human Services and not the program or the office.
Volunteer emergency medical service personnel are eligible to participate in the program in accordance with Section 53-2d-703.
A covered individual shall be eligible for coverage after termination of employment under rules adopted by the board.
Only the following are eligible for Medicare supplement coverage under this chapter upon becoming eligible for Medicare Part A and Part B coverage:
retirees;
members;
participants;
employees who have medical employee benefit plan coverage at the time of their retirement; and
current spouses of those who are eligible under Subsections (5)(a) through (d).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: Welty v. Ret. Bd., 2017 UT App 26 (Utah Ct. App. 2017).
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Welty v. Ret. Bd., 2017 UT App 26 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). “§ 49-20-201 (l)(b). The Act thus ”provide[s] a mechanism for covered employers to provide covered individuals with group .”
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