SB59 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clay Scofield

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

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

Summary

The bill would allow the Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound and its affiliated local centers to participate in the Local Government Health Insurance Program (LGHIP).

What This Bill Does

It adds them as eligible employer participants in LGHIP, subject to board acceptance. This would let their employees, elected officials, retirees, and dependents enroll in LGHIP benefits. The program would continue to be funded by employer contributions (not state funds) and may use cost containment measures like deductibles and case management. It also sets withdrawal rules and penalties if an employer leaves the program.

Who It Affects

• Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound and its affiliated local centers would become eligible to participate in LGHIP and offer health coverage to their staff and retirees.
• Employees, elected officials, retirees, and dependents of the Care Assurance System and its affiliated centers would be eligible to enroll in LGHIP benefits.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes the Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound and its affiliated local centers to be employer participants in LGHIP upon acceptance by the LGHIP board.
• LGHIP remains funded solely by contributions from employer participants; no state funding is used.
• The program may be fully insured or self-insured and may implement cost containment measures such as deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, medical management, utilization review, wellness initiatives, and case management.
• An employer participant may withdraw from LGHIP with six months' notice; it must pay any incurred but unpaid claims and may owe interest on past-due amounts after withdrawal.
• A withdrawing organization cannot provide or administer health care benefits through the program for two years from the withdrawal date.
• The LGHIP board must promulgate rules to administer these provisions.

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Subjects

Health