Section 1157 Of Article 6. Salary And Wage Deductions From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 6.
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. (a) Officers and employees of a public agency, other than
those under the uniform payroll system provided for in Article 5
(commencing with Section 12470) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 3
of Title 2, may authorize the governing body of the public agency to
make deductions from their salaries or wages for the payment of
premiums on life, accident, health, disability, legal expense, or
automobile liability insurance, or on any two or more, under a system
of insurance approved by or adopted and carried into effect by the
governing body, or for the payment of premiums on National Service
Life Insurance or United States Government Converted Insurance.
Officers and employees of the public agency may authorize the
governing body of the public agency to make deductions from their
salaries or wages for the payment of dues or subscription charges of
nonprofit membership corporations for defraying the cost of medical
service (including services rendered by doctors of medicine, doctors
of osteopathic medicine, or doctors of chiropractic), or hospital
care, or legal services, or, any of them, under system of medical
service, or hospital care, or legal services, or, any of them,
approved by or adopted and carried into effect by the governing body.
(b) The board of supervisors may, by resolution, permit officers
and employees of a county to authorize deductions from their salaries
or wages for the premiums on long-term care insurance established
pursuant to Article 8.8 (commencing with Section 31696.1) of Chapter
3 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 3 or pursuant to Chapter 15
(commencing with Section 21660) of Part 3 of Division 5 of Title 2
and approved by, or adopted and carried into effect by, the
retirement association. Materials offering that long-term care
insurance shall specify that the long-term care insurance is approved
by, or adopted and carried into effect by, the retirement
association and not by the county.