AN ACT TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THE STATE HEALTH PLAN FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. Enacted June 19, 2015. Effective July 1, 2015.
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AN ACT TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THE STATE HEALTH PLAN FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.Intro. by Pendleton.
Bill History:
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Tue, 10 Mar 2015 House: Filed
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Wed, 11 Mar 2015 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015 House: Re-ref Com On Appropriations
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Mon, 20 Apr 2015 Senate: Regular Message Received From House
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Mon, 20 Apr 2015 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Mon, 20 Apr 2015 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Thu, 7 May 2015 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
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Thu, 7 May 2015 Senate: Re-ref Com On Insurance
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Wed, 3 Jun 2015 Senate: Reptd Fav
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Thu, 4 Jun 2015 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading
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Thu, 4 Jun 2015 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading
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Thu, 4 Jun 2015 Senate: Ordered Enrolled
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Mon, 8 Jun 2015 Ratified
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Tue, 9 Jun 2015 Pres. To Gov. 6/9/2015
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Fri, 19 Jun 2015 Signed by Gov. 6/19/2015
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Fri, 19 Jun 2015 Ch. SL 2015-100
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 190 (2015-2016)Summary date: Jun 22 2015 - View Summary
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Bill H 190 (2015-2016)Summary date: Apr 16 2015 - View Summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Amends GS 135-48.42(e), making clarifying changes.
Amends GS 135-48.42(a), concerning enrollment in the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees, providing that new employees must be able to enroll or decline enrollment within 30 days from the date of employment or from first being eligible on a partially contributory or other contributory basis (previously, did not provide for other contributory basis eligibility).
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Bill H 190 (2015-2016)Summary date: Mar 10 2015 - View Summary
Amends GS 135-48.42 to allow retirees and surviving spouses to disenroll themselves or their dependents from the State Health Plan (Plan) during the Plan year without a qualifying event.
Amends GS 135-48.44 to provide that coverage under the Plan ceases on the earliest of one of the specified eight events. Amends one of those eight events to be the last day of the month, or as soon thereafter as administratively feasible, in which the Plan approves cancellation of coverage for an employee or retired employee (was, the last day of the month in which an employee or retired employee requested cancellation of coverage).
Amends GS 135-48.40 by amending the list of persons eligible for coverage under the Plan on a partially contributory basis to include employees formerly covered by the statute, other than retired employees eligible for coverage on a contributory basis (was, other than retired employees) who have been employed for 12 or more months by an employing unit or who have completed a contract term of employment of 10 or 11 months and whose employing unit is a local school administrative unit and whose jobs are eliminated because of a reduction in the funds used to support the job or its responsibilities, provided the employees were covered by the Plan at the time of separation from service resulting from a job elimination.
Amends GS 135-48.40 by amending the list of persons eligible for coverage on a fully contributory basis to include Disability Income Plan beneficiaries if the death of the former Plan member occurred after September 30, 1986, and the surviving spouse was covered under the Plan at the time of death.
Amends GS 135-48.41 to remove the waiting period for preexisting conditions for eligible surviving spouses and eligible surviving dependent children who are eligible for group benefits and are electing coverage later than 90 days after the death of the former Plan member.
Effective July 1, 2015.