OH HB787

Enacts section 124.824 to allow surviving spouses and children of deceased public safety officers to elect participation in state employee health, dental, and vision benefits, with recipients paying the same premium percentage as state employees and the state employer paying the remainder.

Prohibits "death benefit fund recipients" (defined as benefit recipients except parents) who are eligible for Medicare from participating in state health benefits.

Requires the Department of Administrative Services to establish procedures for enrollment, disenrollment, and re-enrollment in health benefits, with the Ohio police and fire pension fund providing necessary recipient information.

Modifies section 742.63 to change benefit termination dates from "retirement eligibility date" to "maximum pension eligibility date" for surviving spouses and children in divisions B, C, D, F, and G.

Allows previously terminated benefits to resume if the deceased member's maximum pension eligibility date occurs after the bill's effective date, with no retroactive payments for the gap period.