County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) - sdcera

enforcement or active fire suppression as defined in Section 31470.2 or 31470.4, and the board
in such county shall in its regulations provide for the time of election and terms of office of
additional members of the board.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 568, Sec. 1)
§31695.2. Election by employees; filing notice
All eligible employees may elect to be included within the safety member provisions
of this chapter by written notice filed with the board not later than 60 days from and after
the effective date of the approval of the board of supervisors of the provisions of this article,
or within 60 days from and after the effective date of a selection of benefits by the board of
supervisors under Section 31808.6, whichever is later.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 767, Sec. 1)
§31695.3. Effect of approval by board
From and after the effective date of the approval of the board of supervisors under
Section 31695.1, all of the provisions of this chapter relating to safety members which apply
to counties coming under the provisions of Section 31676.1, prior to January 1, 1953, except as
provided in Section 31695.2, shall apply in such county.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 568, Sec. 1)
Article 8.8
Long-Term Care Group Insurance
(Article 8.7 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 491 (S.B. 1020), Sec. 2)
§31696.1. Program offered by board of retirement; persons who may be covered; enrollment;
award of contracts; coverage; eligibility criteria
(a) The board of retirement may provide a long-term care insurance program for retired
members and their spouses, their parents, and their spouses’ parents.
(b) Subject to Section 31696.5, the board may permit active members and their spouses,
their parents, and their spouses’ parents to enroll in the long-term care insurance program.
(c) The long-term care insurance plan shall be made available periodically during open
enrollment periods determined by the board.
(d) The board shall award contracts to carriers who are qualified to provide long-term
care benefits.
(e) The long-term care insurance plan shall include home, community, and institutional
care and shall provide substantially equivalent coverage to that required under Chapter 2.6
(commencing with Section 10230) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code and shall meet
those requirements set forth in the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Chapter
2.2 [commencing with Section 1340] of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code).
However, the Department of Managed Health Care shall have no jurisdiction over the
insurance plan authorized by this article.
(f) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no person shall be enrolled unless he or she meets
the eligibility and underwriting criteria approved by the board.
(g) The board shall approve eligibility criteria for enrollment, approve appropriate
underwriting criteria for potential enrollees, approve the scope of covered benefits, approve the
criteria to receive benefits, and approve any other standards as needed.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 491 (S.B. 1020), Sec. 2)
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Article 8.7, §31695.1. - Article 8.8, §31696.1.