97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1569

 

Introduced 2/15/2011, by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 375/6.1A new

    Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Requires the program of health benefits offered to State employees to include, by July 1, 2012, an optional health savings account program paired with a qualifying State-sponsored, high-deductible health plan. Requires the Director of Central Management Services, on or before December 31, 2011, to submit potential program designs to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability for review. Specifies requirements for the proposed designs. Prohibits, except in limited circumstances, the non-contributory portion of the program from covering abortion-related expenses. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971
5is amended by adding Section 6.1A as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 375/6.1A new)
7    Sec. 6.1A. Health savings accounts.
8    (a) The program of health benefits shall offer, as an
9alternative and on an optional basis, a program for the use of
10health savings accounts with a qualifying State-sponsored,
11high-deductible health plan. This optional coverage
12alternative shall be available no later than July 1, 2012.
13    However, nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit,
14after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
15General Assembly, the noncontributory portion of any such
16program to include the expenses of obtaining an abortion,
17induced miscarriage, or induced premature birth unless, in the
18opinion of a physician, such procedures are necessary for the
19preservation of the life of the woman seeking such treatment,
20or except an induced premature birth intended to produce a live
21viable child and such procedure is necessary for the health of
22the mother or her unborn child.
23    (b) On or before December 31, 2011, the Director shall

 

 

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1submit the program designs to the Commission for review. The
2report on program designs may include multiple options for
3final implementation, which may, in turn, include various
4levels of State participation or types of benefit designs. The
5program designs shall include:
6        (1) Benefit designs, including deductible amounts, for
7    the high-deductible health plans.
8        (2) Premium amounts for the high-deductible health
9    plans.
10        (3) Employee and employer contribution strategies for
11    the high-deductible health plan premiums.
12        (4) Employer and employee contribution strategies for
13    the health savings account deposits.
14        (5) The ability for employees to make pre-tax
15    contributions through a salary deferral arrangement for
16    the health savings accounts.
17        (6) Options for custodial arrangements for the health
18    savings accounts.
19        (7) Investment options for health savings account
20    holders.
21        (8) Assessment of administrative and claim costs.
22        (9) Statements of the actuarial assumptions, including
23    demographic, participation, and utilization assumptions,
24    used in program designs.
25        (10) An analysis of the impact on existing health plans
26    of offering the option of health savings accounts paired

 

 

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1    with a high-deductible health plan.
2    Program designs shall also be based on the creation of
3coverage options so that the average per person employer cost
4of the programs, including the contributions for the health
5savings accounts and high-deductible plan, does not exceed the
6average per person employer cost of the self-insured State
7employee health benefits program for the same fiscal year.
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.