Senate Enrolled Act No. 61 Summary

• Adds new Chapter 17 to Indiana Code establishing disability insurance programs for municipal emergency medical services providers who are not eligible for existing disability benefits under IC 36-8-6, IC 36-8-7, IC 36-8-7.5, or IC 36-8-8.

• Allows municipal corporations to provide disability insurance covering injuries or illnesses not covered by worker's compensation or worker's occupational diseases compensation, or where such coverage has been exhausted.

• Sets maximum waiting periods before benefits begin: 30 days for short-term disability programs and 120 days for long-term disability programs.

• Permits municipalities to provide disability insurance through either group insurance policies or self-insurance programs, with self-insurance programs requiring approval from the municipal corporation's fiscal body.

• Allows municipalities to exclude part-time employees and contract service providers from disability insurance coverage.

• Takes effect July 1, 2014.