HB2628 Summary

• Amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act to require employers to pay entire health insurance premiums for law enforcement officers, correctional officers, firefighters, and their families when the employee suffers a catastrophic injury or is killed in the line of duty.

• Changes language from "payable" to "available" regarding health insurance benefits from other sources that reduce employer-provided benefits.

• Requires injured employees to notify their employer of new employment with available group health insurance and to accept any available group health insurance through their own new employment or their spouse's employment.

• Makes it unlawful to willfully make false or misleading statements to obtain health insurance coverage under this Act, with violations classified as Class A misdemeanors and requiring forfeiture of benefits plus reimbursement to the employer.

• Limits coverage eligibility to injuries or deaths occurring during fresh pursuit, response to emergencies, unlawful acts by others, or criminal investigations.