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AR SB949

Bill

Status

Passed

4/7/2015

Primary Sponsor

Eddie Cheatham

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Origin

Senate

90th General Assembly (2015 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Changes the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board requirement to a recommendation that active employees in consumer-driven health insurance plans establish health savings accounts if eligible under federal law.

  • Updates the implementation date of a policy requiring participating entities to identify funds not required for federal taxes under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) generated from health insurance pretaxed premiums from 2014 to 2015 plan year.

  • Modifies fund usage language to specify that collected funds shall be used to pay medical claims, drug claims, premiums, benefits, and direct administrative expenses of the program.

  • Approved on April 6, 2015.

Legislative Description

To Modify The Health Insurance Benefits For State Employees And Public School Employees; And To Regulate The State And Public School Life And Health Insurance Program.

Last Action

Notification that SB949 is now Act 1135

4/7/2015

Committee Referrals

Insurance and Commerce3/19/2015
Insurance & Commerce3/9/2015

Full Bill Text

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