| 7. Payment by State. Except as otherwise provided in this |
subsection, the State, through the commission, shall pay 100% of |
only the employee's share of the individual premium for the |
standard plan identified and offered by the commission and |
available to the employee as authorized by the commission, except |
for Legislators, for whom the State shall pay 50% of the health |
plan premium for dependent coverage. Dependent and family |
coverage must be offered to unmarried parents of children if both |
parents are employed by the State on the same terms and |
conditions and at the same cost as if offered to married parents |
of children when both parents are employed by the State. For any |
person appointed to a position after November 1, 1981 who is |
employed less than full time, the State shall pay a share of the |
employee's share reduced pro rata to reflect the reduced number |
of work hours. The State may not pay any portion of the health |
plan premium for a blind person eligible for the group health |
plan under subsection 1, paragraph H. |