HB 236 (BR 1032) - R. Thomas
AN ACT relating to health insurance for public employees.
Amend KRS 18A.225 to define which public employees either are or can be included in the state-sponsored health insurance group; allow all employees of regional universities to be in the group if their university chooses to join; allow employees who are under contract with the state, if the state provides the state contribution toward a retirement plan, to be included in the state-sponsored health insurance group.
HB 236 - AMENDMENTS
HFA (1, R. Thomas) - Provide under the state employee health insurance program for a procedure to appeal a formulary change.
SCS - Retain original provisions of the bill except provide in Section 1(1)(b) to include any person who is regularly employed by a public postsecondary educational institution whose board of regents has opted to participate in the state-sponsored health insurance program; provide in Section 1(2) that any agency that chooses to participate in the state-sponsored health insurance plan shall continue to participate as long as the agency participates in any state-administered retirement system; provide that any eligible agency not already participating in the state-sponsored health insurance program may elect to enroll its employees in the program.
Feb 8-introduced in House
Feb 9-to Banking and Insurance (H); posted in committee
Feb 14-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Feb 15-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 16, 2001
Feb 16-floor amendment (1) filed
Feb 20-3rd reading, passed 98-0 with floor amendment (1)
Feb 21-received in Senate
Feb 26-to State and Local Government (S)
Mar 1-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
Mar 2-2nd reading, to Rules
