HB568 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Kerry Rich

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Local Government Insurance Program, Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound authorized to participate, Sec. 11-91A-2 am'd.

Summary

HB568 would allow the Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound and its affiliated local centers to participate in Alabama's Local Government Health Insurance Program.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 11-91A-2 to add the Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound and its affiliated local centers as eligible employer participants in the Local Government Health Insurance Program (LGHIP). Participation would require acceptance by the LGHIP board, and the system’s elected officials, full-time employees, and retirees could become eligible for LGHIP coverage under board rules. The program would continue to be funded only by employer contributions and governed by the LGHIP board, with cost-control measures and other rules as needed.

Who It Affects

• Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound and its affiliated local centers would become eligible to participate and offer LGHIP coverage to its elected officials, employees, and retirees, contingent on board acceptance.
• Other local government entities that participate in LGHIP (e.g., counties, municipalities, and similar organizations) and their elected officials, employees, and retirees could be eligible to enroll in LGHIP if they meet board requirements.

Key Provisions

• Adds the Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound and its affiliated local centers to the list of employer participants in LGHIP, subject to board acceptance.
• Participants may offer LGHIP coverage to elected officials, full-time employees, and retirees under rules promulgated by the LGHIP board.
• LGHIP remains funded solely by employer contributions; the state does not provide funding.
• Withdrawal rules: an employer may withdraw with six months' prior notice; must pay any pre-withdrawal claims not yet paid, and late payments incur interest after withdrawal.
• The LGHIP board is authorized to promulgate necessary rules for administering these provisions.
• The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Health