1997 Minnesota Statutes

     62H.01 Joint self-insurance employee health plan. 

    Any two or more employers, excluding the state and its 
 political subdivisions as described in section 471.617, 
 subdivision 1, who are authorized to transact business in 
 Minnesota may jointly self-insure employee health, dental, 
 short-term disability benefits, or other benefits permitted 
 under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
 United States Code, title 29, sections 1001 et seq.  Joint plans 
 must have a minimum of 100 covered employees and meet all 
 conditions and terms of sections 62H.01 to 62H.08.  Joint plans 
 covering employers not resident in Minnesota must meet the 
 requirements of sections 62H.01 to 62H.08 as if the portion of 
 the plan covering Minnesota resident employees was treated as a 
 separate plan.  A plan may cover employees resident in other 
 states only if the plan complies with the applicable laws of 
 that state. 

    A multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined in 
 United States Code, title 29, section 1002(40)(a), is subject to 
 this chapter to the extent authorized by the Employee Retirement 
 Income Security Act of 1974, United States Code, title 29, 
 sections 1001 et seq.  The commissioner of commerce may, on 
 behalf of the state, enter into an agreement with the United 
 States Secretary of Labor for delegation to the state of some or 
 all of the secretary's enforcement authority with respect to 
 multiple employer welfare arrangements, as described in United 
 States Code, title 29, section 1136(c). 

    HIST: 1983 c 241 s 1; 1987 c 337 s 74; 1992 c 549 art 3 s 18; 
 1992 c 564 art 1 s 43; 1994 c 485 s 36; 1997 c 175 art 4 s 1