54-52.1-04. Board to contract for insurance

54-52.1-04. Each department, board, or agency shall obtain employee assistance program

services through the board for eligible employees and may not enter into any agreement to

obtain employee assistance program services with a third-party provider except that a

department, board, or agency may use its own employee assistance program services to the

extent such services are provided by personnel of that department, board, or agency. As used in

this section, "employee assistance program" means an employer-sponsored service for

employees under which a professional employee assistance program staff assists employees

and their families in finding help for emotional, drug, alcohol, family, health, and other personal

or job-related problems that may be affecting their work performance.