SEC. 186.04. HEALTH BENEFITS. (Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 188,610, Eff. 9/8/25.) Beginning on July 1, 2026, the health benefits required by this article shall consist of the payment per hour, by a Hotel Employer towards the provision of health care benefits for a Hotel Worker and dependents, equal to the health benefit payment in effect for an Employee of an Employer servicing the Airport pursuant to Section 10.37.3 (a)(5) of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. A. To be exempt from having to pay Hotel Workers with health benefits the wage rate in Section 186.02 A.2., Hotel Employers shall keep proof of the provision of such health benefits on file at the Hotel, and such proof shall be provided to the Division upon request. B. Health benefits include health coverage, dental, vision, mental health, and disability income. For purposes of this article, retirement benefits, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, life insurance and other benefits that do not provide medical or health related coverage will not be credited toward the cost of providing Hotel Workers with health benefits. C. If the Hotel Employer’s hourly health benefit payment is less than that required under this article, the difference shall be paid to the Hotel Worker as an additional hourly wage. D. Health benefits are not required to be paid on overtime hours. E. Beginning on July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter each July 1, the payment amount for health benefits provided to a Hotel Worker working for a Hotel Employer shall be adjusted by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the California Department of Managed Healthcare’s Large Group Aggregate Rates (LGAR) report, as measured from January to December of the preceding year. The Division shall announce the adjusted rates on April 1st, or within two weeks of the release of the prior year's LGAR report, whichever is later, and publish a bulletin announcing the adjusted rates, which shall take effect on July 1st of each year.