Bill Text: IA SSB1039 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the continuation of health insurance in certain circumstances for the surviving spouse and each surviving child of employees of the state of Iowa.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-29 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [SSB1039 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SSB1039-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1039
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
continuation
of
health
insurance
in
1
certain
circumstances
for
the
surviving
spouse
and
each
2
surviving
child
of
employees
of
the
state
of
Iowa.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
509A.13E
Health
insurance
coverage
1
——
surviving
spouse
and
children
of
employees
of
the
state
of
2
Iowa.
3
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“eligible
employee
4
of
the
state
of
Iowa”
means
an
employee
of
the
state
of
5
Iowa,
including
but
not
limited
to
any
department,
agency,
6
board,
bureau,
or
commission
of
the
state
of
Iowa,
who
is
7
participating
in
a
state
health
or
medical
group
insurance
plan
8
under
chapter
509A
which
covers
the
employee
at
the
time
of
9
death
of
the
employee
and
whose
death
has
been
determined
by
10
the
department
of
administrative
services
to
be
the
direct
and
11
proximate
result
of
a
traumatic
personal
injury
incurred
in
the
12
performance
of
the
employee’s
work
duties,
and
to
whom
none
of
13
the
following
applies:
14
a.
The
employee’s
death
resulted
from
stress,
strain,
15
occupational
illness,
or
a
chronic,
progressive,
or
congenital
16
illness,
including
but
not
limited
to
a
disease
of
the
heart,
17
lungs,
or
respiratory
system,
unless
the
traumatic
personal
18
injury
was
a
substantial
contributing
factor
to
the
employee’s
19
death.
20
b.
The
employee’s
death
was
caused
by
the
employee’s
21
intentional
misconduct,
or
by
the
employee’s
intent
to
cause
22
the
employee’s
own
death.
23
c.
The
employee
was
voluntarily
intoxicated
at
the
time
of
24
the
employee’s
death.
25
d.
The
employee
was
performing
the
employee’s
duties
in
a
26
grossly
negligent
manner
at
the
time
of
the
employee’s
death.
27
2.
a.
The
governing
body
of
the
state
shall
permit
28
continuation
of
existing
health
insurance
coverage
or
29
reenrollment
in
previously
existing
coverage
for
the
surviving
30
spouse
and
each
surviving
child
of
an
eligible
employee
of
the
31
state
of
Iowa.
32
b.
The
governing
body
of
the
state
shall
permit
continuation
33
of
existing
health
insurance
coverage
for
the
surviving
spouse
34
and
each
surviving
child
of
an
employee
of
the
state
of
Iowa
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who
dies
and
who
is
reasonably
expected
to
be
determined
to
be
1
an
eligible
employee
of
the
state
of
Iowa,
until
such
time
as
2
the
determination
of
eligibility
is
made.
3
3.
The
governing
body
of
the
state
shall
not
be
required
to
4
pay
for
the
cost
of
the
health
insurance
under
this
section;
5
however,
the
governing
body
of
the
state
may
pay
the
full
cost
6
or
a
portion
of
the
cost
of
the
health
insurance,
in
which
case
7
the
department,
agency,
board,
bureau,
commission,
or
other
8
employing
entity
of
the
eligible
employee
of
the
state
of
Iowa
9
shall
bear
the
cost
of
such
health
insurance.
If
the
full
10
cost
or
a
portion
of
the
cost
of
the
coverage
is
not
paid
by
11
the
governing
body
of
the
state,
the
surviving
spouse
and
each
12
surviving
child
who
is
eligible
for
health
insurance
under
this
13
section
may
elect
to
continue
coverage
by
paying
that
portion
14
of
the
cost
of
the
health
insurance
not
paid
by
the
governing
15
body
of
the
state.
16
4.
The
governing
body
of
the
state
shall
notify
the
17
provider
of
health
insurance
coverage
for
state
employees
of
18
the
identity
of
the
surviving
spouse
and
each
surviving
child
19
who
is
to
be
provided
health
insurance
coverage
pursuant
to
the
20
requirements
of
this
section.
21
5.
a.
This
section
shall
not
require
continuation
of
health
22
insurance
coverage
if
the
surviving
spouse
or
a
surviving
child
23
who
would
otherwise
be
entitled
to
continuation
of
health
24
insurance
coverage
under
this
section
was,
through
the
actions
25
of
the
surviving
spouse
or
the
surviving
child,
a
substantial
26
contributing
factor
to
the
death
of
the
eligible
employee
of
27
the
state
of
Iowa.
28
b.
This
section
shall
not
require
continuation
of
health
29
insurance
coverage
if
the
surviving
spouse
or
a
surviving
child
30
becomes
ineligible
for
health
insurance
coverage
under
the
31
terms
of
the
health
insurance
coverage
obtained
by
the
state
32
for
reasons
other
than
the
death
of
the
eligible
employee
of
33
the
state
of
Iowa,
including
but
not
limited
to
ineligibility
34
under
this
chapter,
remarriage
of
the
surviving
spouse,
or
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ineligibility
for
continuing
coverage
for
a
surviving
child
1
pursuant
to
section
509A.13B.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
This
bill
provides
for
the
continuation
of
health
insurance
6
(insurance)
in
certain
circumstances
for
the
surviving
spouse
7
(spouse)
and
each
surviving
child
(child)
of
an
eligible
8
employee
of
the
state
of
Iowa
(eligible
employee).
The
bill
9
defines
“eligible
employee”
as
an
employee
of
the
state
of
10
Iowa,
including
but
not
limited
to
any
department,
agency,
11
board,
bureau,
or
commission
of
the
state
of
Iowa,
who
is
12
participating
in
a
state
health
or
medical
group
insurance
13
plan
under
Code
chapter
509A
which
covers
the
employee
at
the
14
time
of
death
of
the
employee
and
whose
death
is
determined
by
15
the
department
of
administrative
services
to
be
the
direct
and
16
proximate
result
of
a
traumatic
personal
injury
incurred
in
17
the
performance
of
their
work
duties,
and
to
whom
none
of
the
18
factors
detailed
in
the
bill
apply.
19
The
state
must
permit
continuation
of
existing
insurance,
or
20
reenrollment
in
previously
existing
insurance,
for
the
spouse
21
and
each
child
of
an
eligible
employee.
The
bill
requires
22
the
state
to
permit
continuation
of
existing
insurance
for
23
the
spouse
and
each
child
of
an
employee
who
dies
and
who
24
is
reasonably
expected
to
be
determined
to
be
an
eligible
25
employee,
until
the
determination
of
eligibility
is
made.
26
The
bill
does
not
require
the
state
to
pay
for
the
cost
of
27
the
insurance;
however,
the
state
may
pay
the
full
cost
or
28
a
portion
of
the
cost,
in
which
case
the
department,
agency,
29
board,
bureau,
commission,
or
other
employing
entity
of
the
30
eligible
employee
shall
bear
the
cost
of
such
insurance.
If
31
the
full
cost
or
a
portion
of
the
cost
of
the
insurance
is
not
32
paid
by
the
state,
the
spouse
and
each
child
who
is
eligible
33
for
insurance
may
elect
to
continue
coverage
by
paying
that
34
portion
of
the
cost
of
the
insurance
not
paid
by
the
state.
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The
state
must
notify
the
provider
of
the
insurance
of
the
1
identity
of
the
spouse
and
each
child
who
is
to
be
provided
2
insurance
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
the
bill.
3
The
bill
does
not
require
continuation
of
insurance
if
4
the
spouse
or
a
child
who
would
otherwise
be
entitled
to
5
continuation
of
insurance
was,
through
the
actions
of
the
6
spouse
or
of
the
child,
a
substantial
contributing
factor
to
7
the
death
of
the
eligible
employee,
or
the
spouse
or
a
child
8
becomes
ineligible
for
insurance
coverage
under
the
terms
of
9
the
insurance
coverage
obtained
by
the
state
for
reasons
other
10
than
the
death
of
the
eligible
employee.
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