Allowing private individuals, families, and private employers to elect health care coverage through plans offered by the Group Insurance Board, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

What it would have done

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill allows an individual or family in this state that is not otherwise eligible to enroll in a group health insurance plan offered by the Group Insurance Board to enroll in any health care coverage plan offered to state employees if the individual or family meets certain conditions and pays the full cost of the required premiums. The bill also allows a private employer, including a nonprofit entity or union, located in this state to elect to have its employees who reside in this state receive any health care coverage under any health care coverage plan offered to state employees if the employer meets certain conditions and pays the full cost of the required premiums.

Under current law, GIB, which is attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds, is required to contract on behalf of the state for the purpose of providing health care coverage to state employees and for the purpose of offering health care coverage to other nonstate public sector employers such as school boards and municipalities. Nonstate public employers may currently provide health care coverage for their employees through plans offered by GIB.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its authors⁠. All 2 are Democrats.

4 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From ETF