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IN HB1110
Bill
Status
2/1/2018
Primary Sponsor
Karlee Macer
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AI Summary
HB 1110 Summary
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Employers offering health coverage for active employees must provide and pay for the same coverage for surviving spouses and children of public safety officers who die in the line of duty after June 30, 2018.
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Health coverage for surviving children continues until age 18, or until age 23 if enrolled in secondary school or a full-time student at an accredited college or university.
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Health coverage for surviving children with physical or mental disabilities continues during the entire period of disability, whichever duration is longer than the age-based periods.
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Coverage offered to survivors must be equal to coverage offered to active employees and the offer remains open as long as the employer continues offering health coverage for active employees and eligible survivors exist.
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Applies to 13 categories of public safety officers including excise police, conservation officers, gaming agents, university police, firefighters, emergency medical services providers, school and hospital police, airport police, and park rangers.
Legislative Description
Survivor health coverage. Provides that, if the employer of a public safety officer who dies in the line of duty after June 30, 2018, offers health coverage for active employees, the employer shall offer to provide and pay for health coverage under the plan covering active employees for the surviving spouse and each natural child, stepchild, and adopted child of the public safety officer. Provides that health coverage for a surviving child continues: (1) until the child becomes 18 years of age; (2) until the child becomes 23 years of age, if the child is: (A) enrolled in and regularly
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
2/1/2018