{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-1308.3","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1308.3","heading":"Basic health plan – Opting out","body":"Any active employee eligible to participate or who is a\n\nparticipant may opt out of the state's basic plan as outlined in\n\nSections 1370 and 1371 of this title, or may opt out of the health\n\nand dental basic plan options only, and retain the life and\n\ndisability plan benefits, provided that the participant is currently\n\ncovered by a separate health insurance plan or will be covered by a\n\nseparate health insurance plan at or before the beginning of the\n\nnext plan year. Any active employee eligible to participate or who\n\nis a participant opting out of coverage pursuant to this section\n\nshall provide proof of the separate health insurance plan\n\nparticipation and sign an affidavit attesting that the participant\n\nis currently covered and does not require state-provided health\n\ninsurance each plan year. Any active employee opting out of the\n\nstate's basic plan or the health and dental basic plan options\n\npursuant to this section shall receive One Hundred Fifty Dollars\n\n($150.00) in lieu of the flexible benefit amount the employee would\n\nbe otherwise eligible to receive. Any savings realized by the state\n\nas a result of a participant opting out of health insurance plan\n\ncoverage shall be retained by the state.","path":["OK Code","Title 74"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os74.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"dd6280d5e54c7c39d9dca5e43a12aa48b60e9f7f43d73a0c7f18bf9da9cf8939","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-1308.2","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-1309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}