Section 31-30-1303 - Group health insurance plan(1) The governing body of an emergency service provider may enter into insurance contracts with carriers to provide group health insurance plans for its bona fide volunteers. The cost of the plans, sources of funding, amount of contributions required from bona fide volunteers, coverage parameters, and eligibility requirements shall be negotiated by the governing body and the carrier. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a governing body from participating in an insurance pool or from allowing its bona fide volunteers to participate in the group health insurance plan offered to the paid employees of the governing body.(2) The administration and management of a group health insurance plan shall be the exclusive responsibility of the carriers of the plan.(3) This section shall apply only to bona fide volunteers deemed to be active and in good standing by the emergency service provider.L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 580, § 3, effective August 5.