HB 2985 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Provides that counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions that make a documented good faith effort to comply with the provisions of this act and are unable to provide access to a group health benefit plan, shall assist disabled employees and retired employees in applying for health insurance. Assistance may include developing and distributing standardized information on the availability and cost of individual health benefit plans, application packages, and health benefit fairs.

Directs the office of the insurance commissioner, in cooperation with carriers licensed to offer individual health benefit plans, to develop and distribute to counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions the following information: (1) Standardized information on the availability and cost of individual health benefit plans;

(2) Application procedures for individual health benefit plans; and

(3) Assistance in organizing health benefit fairs for their disabled or retired employees.

Repeals 2002 c 319 s 5 (uncodified).