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HOUSE BILL NO. 327 – County, self-funded hlth care

HOUSE BILL NO. 327

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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

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              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 / Fiscal Impact



                        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