(a) Those employers in the State of Arkansas that do not provide a portion of the cost of health insurance for their employees shall provide notice to their employees of the existence of the minimum basic benefit policy authorized by this chapter. The notice shall be in a form prepared by the Insurance Commissioner and may be provided to employees by posting at the place of employment or in any other reasonable manner.
(b) Any insured, or dependent of an insured, under this chapter may provide written request to his or her employer to withhold the amount of premium on a minimum basic benefit policy from his or her paycheck along with written instructions for remittance of the premium, in which case the employer shall withhold the premium and remit the premium payment to the insurer, unless to do so would require the employer to make remittances to more than three (3) different insurers.
(c) No employer required to make a remittance of a premium under the provisions of this chapter shall be required to make such remittances more often than one (1) time per month.
(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require or mandate in any way that an employer provide or pay any portion of the cost of a minimum basic benefit policy issued under this chapter.
(e) Upon request by the commissioner, the Department of Workforce Services is authorized to provide a copy of the form of notice prepared by the commissioner to employers as the commissioner and the department may agree upon.
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