SB 218 –State Health Plan Administrative Changes
Primary Sponsors: Sen. Joyce Krawiec (R – Forsyth), Sen. Ralph Hise (R – Madison), Sen. Louis Pate (R – Wayne)
HB 299 – State Health Plan Administrative Changes
Primary Sponsors: Rep. Josh Dobson (R – Avery), Rep. Kevin Corbin (R – Macon), Rep. Mike Clampitt (R – Swain), Rep. Cody Henson (R – Henderson)
This bill was filed jointly in the House and Senate.
This bill would clarify and make administrative changes to the NC State Health plan for teachers and state employees. It would require individual retirees to pay the balance of the total premiums not paid by the state, unless it is prohibited by law. The bill defines the total premium as “the sum of the Plan’s total employer premium contribution rate plus the employee or retirees’ contribution for individual and dependent coverage.”
The bill also clarifies that children born to covered employees shall be covered at the time of birth.
The bill adds the opportunity for up to 50 percent of any unencumbered balance remaining for uncured, but unrepresented claims to be set aside by the State Treasurer.
Senate:
This bill was referred to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee on March 9, 2017. The bill was re-referred to Senate Health Care Committee on March 16, 2017.
It was introduced in the Senate Health Care Committee on April 6, 2017.
This bill was heard in the Senate Appropriations on Pensions, Compensation, and Benefits Committee on June 21, 2017.
This bill was amended to include language that would allow the provider to examine and make copies of information as it relates to an audit.
The amendment also includes language that would add a federal contract that is administered by the State Health Plan to the list of contracts in Section 9.
This bill passed the Senate Rules and Operations Committee on June 26, 2017, and will now move to the Senate floor.
This bill passed the Senate on June 28, 2017.
This bill passed in he House, and will now be sent to Gov. Cooper.
This bill was signed by Gov. Cooper on July 20, 2017.
House:
This bill was heard for discussion only in the House Health Committee on April 4, 2017.
This bill was introduced in the House Insurance Committee on April 11, 2017 by Rep. Josh Dobson (R – Avery). This bill received a favorable report, and will now move to the House State Personnel Committee.
This bill received a favorable report in the House State Personnel Committee on April 19, 2017.
This bill was heard on the House floor on April 24, 2017. This bill passed second reading with a vote of 116-0. This bill passed third reading and will now move to the Senate.
This bill has been referred to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee on April 25, 2017.
This bill was withdrawn from Senate Rules and Operations Committee on May 16, 2017, and re-referred to the Senate Health Care Committee.
The House bill was heard in the Senate Health Care Committee was heard on May 18, 2017.
Sen. Kraweic introduced an amendment that would add some language from the Senate companion bill.
This proposed committee substitute received a favorable report, and will now move to the Senate Pensions, Retirement, and Aging Committee.