HI HB978

Excludes children born or legally adopted more than 10 months after the death of an active employee, eligible-to-retire employee, or retired employee from EUTF health benefits eligibility.

Distinguishes surviving spouses and surviving children as separate beneficiary categories for employees killed in the performance of duty under the employee-beneficiary definition.

Aligns age-based eligibility limits for surviving children of deceased employees and retirees by replacing the fixed age 19 limitation with a board-defined "limiting age" standard applicable to all cases of employee or retiree death.

Clarifies that surviving children of deceased employees or retirees must have no surviving parent eligible to be an employee-beneficiary to qualify as dependent-beneficiaries themselves.

Takes effect January 1, 2050.