007-4 Wyo. Code R. §§ 4-3 - Plan Implementation

(a) The Adjutant General of the State of Wyoming shall fully implement the intent of the legislature in enacting the Wyoming National Guard SGLI Premium Assistance Plan as contained in W.S. 19-9-601 through 19-9-603. As the Wyoming National Guard SGLI Premium Assistance Plan may be available only as funds are provided by the Wyoming legislature, the plan will be administered to fully utilize the authorized funds. The Adjutant General is the final authority in administering the Wyoming National Guard SGLI Premium Assistance Plan.

(b) The Adjutant General, or his designee, is permitted to exercise wide latitude of good faith discretion in administering the rules set forth herein. Moreover, except for "qualified member" requirements as set forth in Section 4 of these rules and W.S. 19-9-603, the Adjutant General, and designee possess discretion to waive the requirements set forth herein.

(c) The Deputy Director of the Wyoming Military Department is designated as the paying authority for all premium reimbursements and may authorize payment of premiums for qualified members annually no later than May 1 of the following year and shall be responsible to:

(i) Assess the amount of legislative appropriation available and reimburse the full amount of premium payments for the statutory coverage amount. If the appropriation amount is less than an amount required to reimburse all members, a prorated amount shall be determined and paid.

(ii) Review documentation submitted by the Wyoming Army National Guard (WY ARNG) and Wyoming Air National Guard (WY ANG) validating that a member is qualified for reimbursement for completeness and maintain for audit purposes.

(d) Appeal & Waiver Authority. The Adjutant General is the final appeal authority for any request.

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007-4 Wyo. Code R. §§ 4-3