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H0327..........................................................by EDUCATION
COUNTIES - SELF-FUNDED HEALTH CARE - Amends existing law to exempt counties
of the state from registration requirements relating to self-funded health
care plans.
02/23 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/26 Rpt prt - to Bus
03/06 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/07 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/12 3rd rdg - PASSED - 67-0-3
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Black, Boe, Bolz, Bradford,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20),
Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck,
Jaquet, Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader,
Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali,
Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Swan,
Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bell, Bieter, Jones
Floor Sponsor -- Chase
Title apvd - to Senate
03/13 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
03/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/23 3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Brandt, Bunderson, Cameron,
Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, Lodge, Noh,
Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams,
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Burtenshaw, Ipsen
Floor Sponsor -- Bunderson
Title apvd - to House
03/26 To enrol
Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/28 Pres signed
03/29 To Governor
04/02 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 308
Effective: 07/01/01
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 327
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SELF-FUNDED HEALTH CARE PLANS; AMENDING SECTION 41-4003, IDAHO
3 CODE, TO EXEMPT COUNTIES OF THIS STATE FROM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND
4 TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 41-4003, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 41-4003. REGISTRATION REQUIRED -- EXEMPTIONS -- NOT SUBJECT TO INSURANCE
9 CODE. (1) No self-funded plan shall operate in this state except while regis-
10 tered with the director as hereinafter provided. Self-funded plans already in
11 operation at the effective date of this act shall so register within ninety
12 (90) days after such effective date.
13 (2) No registration shall be required of:
14 (a) Any self-funded plan established for the sole purpose of funding the
15 dollar amount of a deductible clause contained in the provisions of an
16 insurance contract issued by an insurer duly authorized to transact dis-
17 ability insurance in this state if the deductible does not exceed an
18 amount applicable to each beneficiary of five hundred dollars ($500) per
19 annum and the total of all obligations to all beneficiaries insured under
20 the plan arising out of the application of such a deductible does not
21 exceed the aggregate amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in any one
22 (1) year.
23 (b) Any plan established and maintained for the purpose of complying with
24 any Wworkmen's Ccompensation Llaw or Uunemployment Ccompensation
25 Ddisability Iinsurance Llaw.
26 (c) Any plan administered by or for the federal government or agency
27 thereof or any county of this state.
28 (d) Any plan which is primarily for the purpose of providing first aid
29 care and treatment, at a dispensary of an employer, for injury or sickness
30 of employees while engaged in their employment.
31 (e) Any employer's self-insured health plan or service established and
32 maintained solely for its members and their immediate families, or to any
33 self-insured health plan or service established, maintained, and insured
34 jointly by any employer and any labor organization or organizations if
35 such health plan or service has been in existence and operation for fif-
36 teen (15) years immediately preceding the effective date of this act.
37 (3) Plans while so registered shall not be deemed to be engaged in the
38 business of insurance and shall not be subject to provisions of the Idaho
39 Iinsurance Ccode except as expressly provided in this act.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11059
This legislation would allow county governments that elect to
provide employee medical benefits through a self-funded plan to
manage that plan pursuant to state laws currently governing all
other county functions, and thereby allow trust funds to be
invested with county funds at large, rather than separately. This
subjects the trust fund to county check and balances, and results
in greater yields from trust investments.
FISCAL IMPACT
The State will realize a cost and labor savings to the extent it
will not be required to register counties who opt to utilize
self-funded medical trusts to provide medical benefits to their
employees.
Contact
Name: Mr. Jim Dickenson
Phone: 208-364-2300
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 327