Read 1st time January 18, 2000, and 1000 copies ordered printed.
ANNE C. WALKER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 103.085, RSMo 1994, relating to termination of health insurance coverage for state employees, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the same subject.
Section A. Section 103.085, RSMo 1994, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 103.085, to read as follows:
103.085. Except as otherwise provided by sections 103.003 to 103.175, medical benefits coverage as provided by sections 103.003 to 103.175 shall terminate when the member ceases to be an active employee; except persons receiving or entitled to receive an annuity or retirement benefit or disability benefit or the spouse of or unemancipated children of deceased persons receiving or entitled to receive an annuity or retirement benefit or disability benefit from the state, participating member agency, institution, political subdivision or governmental entity may elect to continue coverage, provided the individuals to be covered have been continuously covered for [the] health care benefits [under sections 103.003 to 103.175 for at least the shorter of]:
(1) [Two years prior to the date of death or disability of the member or his] Under a separate group or individual policy for the six-month period immediately preceding the member's date of death or disability or eligibility for normal or early retirement; or
(2) Pursuant to sections 103.003 to 103.175, since the effective date of the most recent open enrollment period prior to the member's date of death or disability or eligibility for normal or early retirement; or
(3) From the initial date of eligibility for the benefits provided by sections 103.003 to 103.175.
Cost for coverage continued [under] pursuant to this section shall be determined by the board. If an eligible person does
not elect to continue the coverage within thirty-one days of the first day of the month following the date on which the
eligible person ceases to be an employee, he or she may not later elect to be covered [under] pursuant to this
section.
Missouri House of
Representatives