On Thursday, the state Public Employees' Benefit Program Board voted to charge unvaccinated workers up to $55 per month. It will go into effect July 2022.
Nevada set up a surcharge for unvaccinated state workers, who need to be routinely tested, and are enrolled in public employee health insurance plans. It is the first state to do so.
Laura Rich, the benefits program's executive director, said the surcharge is akin to a smoking premium. She said it would help with around $18 million in annual testing costs. Administrators had to decide how much tax dollars should pay for the medical costs of unvaccinated individuals due to the thousands of workers who refuse to vaccinate.
In Nevada workplaces where less than 70 percent of employees have gotten shots, employees are required to be tested weekly to prevent the spread of the virus. Although President's workplace mandates face court challenges, if they go into effect, all unvaccinated workers will have to submit to weekly testing — a development that would significantly increase the state's costs.
Tom Verducci, a board member who represents state workers' deferred compensation plans, voted against the surcharge and said opposed the idea of imposing additional costs on workers regardless of the reason.
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