Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration § 5-10-8-6.7

Sec. 6.7. (a) As used in this section, “state employee health plan” means a:

to provide group health coverage for state employees.

(b) The state personnel department shall allow a school corporation or charter school to elect to provide coverage of health care services for active and retired employees of the school corporation under any state employee health plan.  If a school corporation or charter school elects to provide coverage of health care services for active and retired employees of the school corporation or charter school under a state employee health plan, it must provide coverage for all active and retired employees of the school corporation or charter school under the state employee health plan (other than any employees covered by an Indiana comprehensive health insurance association policy or individuals who retire from the school corporation before July 1, 2010, or charter school before July 1, 2011) if coverage was provided for these employees under the prior policies.

(c) The following apply if a school corporation or charter school elects to provide coverage for active and retired employees of the school corporation or charter school under subsection (b):

(d) The state personnel department shall provide an enrollment period at least every thirty (30) days for a school corporation or charter school that elects to provide coverage under subsection (b).

(e) The state personnel department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.

(f) Neither this section nor a school corporation's or charter school's election to participate in a state employee health plan as provided in this section impairs the rights of an exclusive representative of the certificated or noncertificated employees of the school corporation or charter school to collectively bargain all matters related to school employee health insurance programs and benefits.