IN HB1572

Requires local government employers to offer and pay for health insurance coverage for full-time police officers, county police officers, or sheriffs who become disabled in the line of duty, effective July 1, 2011

Coverage extends to the disabled officer's spouse, surviving spouse, and children (until age 18, or age 23 if enrolled in secondary school or full-time college, or indefinitely if physically or mentally disabled)

"Disabled in the line of duty" includes injuries or illness resulting from actions the officer was obligated or authorized to perform, or from controlling crime and enforcing criminal law

Health insurance coverage must be equal to that offered to active public safety employees if group coverage is available

Eligibility ends when the officer is no longer disabled, when covered individuals become eligible for Medicare, when the local unit terminates health insurance for active employees, or when a surviving spouse remarries