HB459 Alabama 2016 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan, creation of the Public Employees' Health Insurance Board to govern the plans, membership and qualifications, revision of membership of the Public Education Flexible Employee Benefits Board, the Healthcare Data Advisory Council, and the Alabama Prescription Cost Initiative, Secs. 9-10A-20, 11-91-8, 12-5A-9, 16-13-231, 16-25A-1, 16-25A-2, 16-25A-2.1, 16-25A-3, 16-25A-7, 16-25A-8, 16-25A-15, 16-25A-16, 16-25A-17, 16-25A-42, 22-11A-118, 36-1-6.2, 36-27-6.4, 36-29-1, 36-29-3, 36-29-5, 36-29-6, 36-29-13, 36-29-14, 36-29-14.1, 36-29-15, 36-29-17, 36-29-18, 36-29-19.9, 36-29A-2, 36-34-2, 36-35-3, 36-36-1, 36-36-3, 36-36-4, 36-36-5, 36-36-6, 36-36-7, 41-10-725 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the State Employees'
Health Insurance Plan and the Public Education
Employees' Health Insurance Plan are governed by
the State Employees’ Insurance Board (SEIB) and the
Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Board
(PEEHIB), respectively</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would create a new board, titled
the Public Employees’ Health Insurance Board
(PEHIB), to govern these two health insurance
plans</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the membership
of the board, election and qualifications of
certain members, and terms for appointed and
elected members</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that all references
to the State Employees’ Insurance Board and the
Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Board
in state law be amended to reference the Public
Employees’ Health Insurance Board</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow the new Public
Employees' Health Insurance Board to combine the
State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan and the
Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would revise the membership of the
Public Education Flexible Employees Benefits Board,
the Health Care Data Advisory Council, and the
Alabama Prescription Cost Initiative Board to add
members of the Public Employees’ Health Insurance
Board and to remove members of the State Employees’
Insurance Board and the Public Education Employees’
Health Insurance Board</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would revise the Alabama Retired
Education Employees’ Health Care Trust and Alabama
Retired State Employees’ Health Care Trust to
provide for governance by the Public Employees’
Health Insurance Board</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To establish the Public Employees’ Health Insurance
Board to govern the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and
the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan,
currently governed by the State Employees' Insurance Board and
the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Board,
respectively; to provide for the membership of the board,
election and qualifications of certain members, and terms for
appointed and elected members; to provide that the board shall
have all powers currently held by the State Employees'
Insurance Board and the Public Education Employees' Health
Insurance Board; to amend Sections 9-10A-20, 11-91-8,
11-91A-1, 11-91A-2, 11-91A-4, 11-91A-5, 11-91A-6, 11-91A-7,
12-5A-9, 16-13-231, 16-25A-1, 16-25A-2, 16-25A-2.1, 16-25A-3,
16-25A-7, 16-25A-8, 16-25A-15, 16-25A-16, 16-25A-17,
16-25A-42, 22-11A-118, 36-1-6.2, 36-27-6.4, 36-29-1, 36-29-3,
36-29-5, 36-29-6, 36-29-13, 36-29-14, 36-29-14.1, 36-29-15,
36-29-17, 36-29-18, 36-29-19.9, 36-29A-2, 36-34-2, 36-35-3,
36-36-1, 36-36-3, 36-36-4, 36-36-5, 36-36-6, 36-36-7, and
41-10-725, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the State
Employees’ Insurance Board and the Public Education Employees’
Health Insurance Board; to provide that all references to the
State Employees’ Insurance Board and the Public Education
Employees’ Health Insurance Board be amended to reference the
Public Employees’ Health Insurance Board; to allow the Public
Employees' Health Insurance Board to combine the State
Employees’ Health Insurance Plan and the Public Education
Employees’ Health Insurance Plan; to revise the membership of
the Public Education Flexible Employees Benefits Board, the
Health Care Data Advisory Council, and the Alabama
Prescription Cost Initiative Board to add members of the
Public Employees’ Health Insurance Board and to remove members
of the State Employees’ Insurance Board and the Public
Education Employees’ Health Insurance Board; to revise the
Alabama Retired Education Employees’ Health Care Trust and
Alabama Retired State Employees’ Health Care Trust to provide
for governance by the Public Employees’ Health Insurance
Board; and to repeal Section 36-29-2, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to the State Employees’ Insurance Board.
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Subjects
Insurance
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 22, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB459 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |