Bill Text: IA SSB1128 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to health care coverage of certain nonstate public employees and officials and employees of nonprofit employers under the state health insurance plan and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-03 - State Government: Dvorsky Chair,Danielson, and Johnson. [SSB1128 Detail]
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Senate
Study
Bill
1128
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DANIELSON)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
health
care
coverage
of
certain
nonstate
1
public
employees
and
officials
and
employees
of
nonprofit
2
employers
under
the
state
health
insurance
plan
and
3
including
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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PART
5
1
IOWA
HEALTH
CARE
COVERAGE
PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM
2
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
8A.471
Definitions.
3
As
used
in
this
part,
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires:
4
1.
“Nonprofit
employer”
means
a
nonprofit
corporation
that
5
is
either
of
the
following
and
does
not
include
a
nonstate
6
public
employer:
7
a.
A
corporation
subject
to
chapter
504.
8
b.
A
corporation
which
qualifies
under
26
U.S.C.
§501(c)(3).
9
2.
“Nonstate
public
employee”
means
any
employee
or
elected
10
official
of
a
nonstate
public
employer.
11
3.
“Nonstate
public
employer”
means
a
political
subdivision
12
of
the
state,
including
a
quasi-public
agency.
13
4.
“Political
subdivision
of
the
state”
means
a
political
14
subdivision
of
the
state
or
its
offices
or
units,
including
but
15
not
limited
to
a
county,
city,
community
college,
or
school
16
district.
17
5.
“State
health
or
medical
group
insurance
plan”
or
“state
18
plan”
means
a
health
or
medical
group
insurance
plan
for
19
employees
of
the
state.
20
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
8A.472
Nonstate
public
employees
——
21
coverage.
22
1.
Nonstate
public
employees
may
obtain
coverage
under
the
23
state
plan
in
accordance
with
this
section.
24
2.
A
nonstate
public
employer
may
submit
an
application
25
to
the
department
for
coverage
under
the
state
plan
of
all
26
of
such
employer’s
nonstate
public
employees.
If
a
nonstate
27
public
employer
submits
such
an
application
for
coverage,
the
28
department
shall
provide
such
coverage
no
later
than
the
first
29
day
of
the
third
calendar
month
following
such
application.
30
3.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provisions
of
state
law,
31
initial
participation
in
the
state
plan
shall
be
a
permissive
32
subject
of
collective
bargaining
and
shall
be
subject
to
33
binding
arbitration
only
if
the
employee
organization
and
34
the
nonstate
public
employer
mutually
agree
to
bargain
over
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such
initial
participation.
Such
mutual
agreement
shall
be
1
in
writing
and
signed
by
the
authorized
representatives
of
2
the
employee
organization
and
the
nonstate
public
employer.
3
Continuation
in
the
state
plan,
after
initial
participation,
4
shall
be
a
mandatory
subject
of
bargaining,
and
shall
be
5
subject
to
binding
arbitration
in
accordance
with
the
same
6
procedures
and
standards
that
apply
to
any
other
mandatory
7
subject
of
bargaining
pursuant
to
state
law.
8
4.
Premium
rates
for
nonstate
public
employers
shall
be
the
9
total
premium
rate
paid
by
the
state
inclusive
of
any
premiums
10
paid
by
state
employees
for
the
particular
state
health
care
11
product
offered
by
the
state
plan.
12
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
8A.473
Employees
of
nonprofit
13
employers
——
coverage.
14
1.
Employees
of
nonprofit
employers
may
obtain
coverage
15
under
the
state
plan
in
accordance
with
this
section.
16
2.
A
nonprofit
employer
may
submit
an
application
to
the
17
department
for
coverage
under
the
state
plan
of
all
of
such
18
employer’s
employees.
If
a
nonprofit
employer
submits
such
an
19
application
for
coverage,
the
department
shall
provide
such
20
coverage
no
later
than
the
first
day
of
the
third
calendar
21
month
following
such
application.
However,
the
department
22
shall
not
approve
an
application
for
coverage
under
the
23
state
plan
if
the
department
determines
that
approval
of
such
24
coverage
would
cause
the
state
plan
to
be
subject
to
the
25
requirements
of
the
federal
Employee
Retirement
Income
Security
26
Act
of
1974,
as
codified
at
29
U.S.C.
§1001
et
seq.
If
the
27
department
determines
that
the
state
plan
is
compliant
with
28
such
federal
requirements,
the
department
shall
resume
approval
29
of
applications
for
coverage
under
the
state
plan
as
provided
30
in
this
section.
31
3.
Premium
rates
for
nonprofit
employers
shall
be
the
total
32
premium
rate
paid
by
the
state
inclusive
of
any
premiums
paid
33
by
state
employees
for
the
particular
state
health
care
product
34
offered
by
the
state
plan.
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Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
8A.474
Premium
payments
——
1
administrative
fees.
2
1.
A
nonstate
public
employer
or
nonprofit
employer
3
participating
in
the
state
plan
shall
pay
the
monthly
amount
4
determined
by
the
department,
for
coverage
of
its
employees
5
or
elected
officials
as
appropriate
under
the
state
plan.
A
6
nonstate
public
employer
or
nonprofit
employer
may
require
each
7
covered
employee
or
elected
official
to
contribute
a
portion
8
of
the
cost
of
such
coverage
under
the
state
plan,
subject
9
to
any
collective
bargaining
obligation
applicable
to
such
10
employer.
If
any
payment
due
by
a
nonstate
public
employer
or
11
nonprofit
employer
under
this
section
is
not
timely
paid,
after
12
the
due
date
interest
shall
be
added
to
such
payment
at
the
13
prevailing
rate
of
interest,
as
determined
by
the
department.
14
Such
interest
shall
be
paid
by
the
nonstate
public
employer
or
15
nonprofit
employer.
16
2.
The
department
shall
charge
a
nonstate
public
employer
17
or
nonprofit
employer
participating
in
the
state
plan
an
18
administrative
fee
calculated
on
a
per-month
basis
per
covered
19
employee
or
elected
official.
20
3.
Payments
made
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
deposited
21
in
the
Iowa
health
care
coverage
partnership
program
trust
fund
22
created
in
section
8A.475.
Moneys
deposited
in
the
Iowa
health
23
care
coverage
partnership
program
trust
fund
shall
be
expended
24
for
payment
of
insurance
premiums
and
administrative
fees
for
25
employees
and
elected
officials
covered
under
the
state
plan.
26
4.
If
a
nonstate
public
employer
fails
to
make
premium
27
payments
as
required
under
this
section,
the
department
may
28
direct
the
treasurer
of
state,
or
any
other
office
of
the
state
29
that
is
the
custodian
of
any
moneys
made
available
by
reason
of
30
any
grant,
allocation,
or
appropriation
by
the
state
or
state
31
agencies
payable
to
the
nonstate
public
employer
at
any
time
32
subsequent
to
the
failure
of
the
nonstate
public
employer,
to
33
pay
such
premiums
and
interest
that
are
due
and
unpaid
and
34
to
withhold
payment
of
moneys
payable
to
the
nonstate
public
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employer
until
the
amount
of
the
premiums
and
interest
then
1
due
and
unpaid
by
the
nonstate
public
employer
has
been
paid
2
to
the
state
or
until
the
treasurer
of
state
determines
that
3
arrangements,
satisfactory
to
the
treasurer
of
state,
have
been
4
made
for
the
payment
of
such
premiums
and
interest.
However,
5
such
moneys
shall
not
be
withheld
from
a
nonstate
public
6
employer
if
such
withholding
will
adversely
affect
the
receipt
7
of
any
federal
grant
or
aid
in
connection
with
such
moneys.
8
5.
If
a
nonprofit
employer
fails
to
make
premium
payments,
9
the
department
may
terminate
the
nonprofit
employer’s
employee
10
participation
in
the
state
plan
and
request
the
attorney
11
general
to
recover
any
premiums
and
interest
due
and
unpaid.
12
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
8A.475
Iowa
health
care
coverage
13
partnership
program
trust
fund.
14
1.
A
separate,
special
Iowa
health
care
coverage
15
partnership
program
trust
fund
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
16
under
the
control
of
the
department.
The
trust
fund
shall
17
consist
of
all
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
and
other
assets
18
that
must
be
held
in
trust
and
shall
be
used
for
the
exclusive
19
benefit
of
employees
and
elected
officials
covered
under
the
20
state
plan
as
provided
in
section
8A.474.
21
2.
The
director
is
the
trustee
of
the
fund
and
shall
22
administer
the
fund.
Any
loss
to
the
fund
shall
be
charged
23
against
the
trust
and
the
director
shall
not
be
personally
24
liable
for
such
loss.
25
3.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
not
subject
to
section
8.33.
26
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
27
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
28
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
8A.476
Rules.
29
The
department,
by
rule,
shall
develop
procedures
to
30
administer
this
part
5.
31
Sec.
7.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
32
2016.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
allows
employees
and
elected
officials
of
a
2
nonstate
public
employer,
and
employees
of
a
nonprofit
employer
3
to
apply
for
coverage
and
enroll
in
a
state
health
or
medical
4
group
insurance
plan
provided
to
state
employees
by
the
5
department
of
administrative
services
(DAS).
6
Premium
payments
for
coverage
received
through
a
state
plan
7
must
be
the
same
as
for
state
employees,
including
any
premiums
8
paid
by
state
employees.
9
Each
employer
who
participates
in
a
state
health
or
medical
10
group
insurance
plan
must
pay
monthly
premium
amounts
for
11
coverage
to
DAS,
plus
administrative
fees
calculated
on
a
12
per-month
basis
per
employee
or
elected
official.
An
employer
13
may
require
each
covered
employee
or
elected
official
to
14
contribute
a
portion
of
the
cost
of
such
coverage
under
the
15
state
plan,
subject
to
any
collective
bargaining
obligations.
16
The
payments
are
to
be
deposited
in
the
Iowa
health
care
17
coverage
partnership
program
trust
fund
created
in
Code
section
18
8A.475
and
expended
for
coverage
being
provided
to
the
covered
19
employees
or
elected
officials.
20
If
monthly
premium
payments
are
not
made,
DAS
may
charge
21
interest
on
the
unpaid
balance.
If
a
nonstate
public
employer
22
fails
to
make
premium
payments,
DAS
may
direct
the
treasurer
23
of
state
to
withhold
grants,
allocations,
or
appropriations
24
payable
to
the
nonstate
public
employer,
until
the
premium
25
payments
are
made.
If
a
nonprofit
employer
fails
to
make
26
premium
payments,
DAS
may
terminate
participation
of
that
27
employer’s
employees
in
the
state
plan
and
request
the
attorney
28
general
to
recover
the
unpaid
premiums
and
interest.
29
For
purposes
of
the
program,
a
“nonstate
public
employer”
is
30
a
political
subdivision
of
the
state,
including
but
not
limited
31
to
counties,
cities,
community
colleges,
quasi-public
agencies,
32
and
school
districts.
A
“nonprofit
employer”
is
a
corporation
33
organized
or
recognized
as
a
nonprofit
corporation
under
state
34
or
federal
law.
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