MS HB843

Authorizes counties and municipalities to offer supplemental compensation to employees who decline coverage under their group insurance plan.

Supplemental compensation amount is determined by each county or municipality but cannot exceed the employer's cost for that person to participate in the group insurance.

Employees or other eligible persons must provide verifiable proof of coverage under another permissible plan on an annual basis before receiving supplemental compensation.

Expands prior law that limited supplemental compensation to Medicare-eligible employees to apply to any employee declining group insurance coverage.

Effective July 1, 2022.