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HF 3175

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/01/2018 03:15pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to state government; allowing state employees to receive cash payment
for opting out of hospital and medical benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017
Supplement, section 43A.24, subdivision 1a.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 43A.24, subdivision 1a, is amended
to read:


Subd. 1a.

Opt out.

(a) An individual eligible for state-paid hospital, medical, and dental
benefits under this section has the right to decline those benefits, provided the individual
declining the benefits can prove health insurance coverage from another source. Any
individual declining benefits must do so in writing, signed and dated, on a form provided
by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner must create, and make available in hard copy and online a form
for individuals to use in declining state-paid hospital, medical, and dental benefits. The form
must, at a minimum, include notice to the declining individual of the next available
opportunity and procedure to re-enroll in the benefits.

new text begin (c) An individual declining hospital and medical insurance benefits under this chapter
is eligible for a yearly cash payment equal to 25 percent of the cost the state would have
paid toward those benefits. The commissioner must establish a system for tracking and
paying this yearly payment. Payments under this paragraph are not considered wages for
the purposes of calculating overtime pay.
 new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end No later than January 15 of each year, the commissioner of management and
budget must provide a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over state government finance on the number of employees
choosing to opt-out of state employee group insurance coverage under this section. The
report must provide itemized statistics, by agency, and include the total amount of savings
accrued to each agency resulting from the opt-outs.