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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2029)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
health
insurance
coverage
for
surviving
1
spouses
and
children
of
deceased
fire
fighters
and
peace
2
officers,
and
health
insurance
coverage
for
disabled
or
3
injured
fire
fighters
and
peace
officers.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
509A.13C,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
509A.13C
Health
care
insurance
coverage
for
——
surviving
3
spouse
and
children
of
fire
fighters
and
peace
officers
killed
in
4
the
line
of
duty.
5
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section
,
:
6
a.
“
eligible
Eligible
peace
officer
or
fire
fighter”
means
7
a
all
of
the
following:
8
(1)
A
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
801.4
,
or
a
.
9
(2)
A
fire
fighter,
to
which
a
line
of
duty
death
benefit
10
is
payable
pursuant
to
section
97A.6,
subsection
16
,
section
11
97B.52,
subsection
2
,
or
section
411.6,
subsection
15
.
12
(3)
A
fire
fighter
who
dies
and
to
which
a
line
of
duty
13
death
benefit
is
reasonably
expected
to
be
payable
pursuant
14
to
section
97A.6,
subsection
16,
section
97B.52,
subsection
15
2,
or
section
411.6,
subsection
15,
until
such
time
as
the
16
determination
of
whether
to
provide
a
line
of
duty
death
17
benefit
is
made.
18
b.
“Employer”
means
a
governing
body,
a
county
board
of
19
supervisors,
or
a
city
council.
20
2.
a.
If
a
governing
body,
a
county
board
of
supervisors,
21
or
a
city
council
an
employer
has
procured
accident
or
health
22
care
coverage
for
its
employees
under
this
chapter
,
such
23
coverage
shall
permit
require
continuation
of
existing
coverage
24
or
reenrollment
in
previously
existing
coverage
for
the
25
surviving
spouse
and
each
surviving
child
of
an
eligible
peace
26
officer
or
fire
fighter
and
the
employer
shall
pay
the
full
27
premium
.
28
b.
A
governing
body,
a
county
board
of
supervisors,
or
29
a
city
council
shall
also
permit
continuation
of
existing
30
coverage
for
the
surviving
spouse
and
each
surviving
child
31
of
a
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
801.4
,
or
a
fire
32
fighter
who
dies
and
to
which
a
line
of
duty
death
benefit
is
33
reasonably
expected
to
be
payable
pursuant
to
section
97A.6,
34
subsection
16
,
section
97B.52,
subsection
2
,
or
section
411.6,
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subsection
15
,
until
such
time
as
the
determination
of
whether
1
to
provide
a
line
of
duty
death
benefit
is
made.
2
3.
A
governing
body,
a
county
board
of
supervisors,
or
3
a
city
council
providing
accident
or
health
care
coverage
4
under
this
section
shall
not
be
required
to
pay
for
the
cost
5
of
the
coverage.
However,
a
governing
body,
a
county
board
6
of
supervisors,
or
a
city
council
may
pay
the
full
cost
or
a
7
portion
of
the
cost
of
the
coverage.
If
the
full
cost
of
the
8
coverage
is
not
paid,
a
surviving
spouse
and
each
surviving
9
child
eligible
for
coverage
under
this
section
may
elect
to
10
continue
accident
or
health
care
coverage
by
paying
that
11
portion
of
the
cost
of
the
coverage
not
paid
by
the
governing
12
body,
county
board
of
supervisors,
or
city
council.
13
4.
3.
A
governing
body,
a
county
board
of
supervisors,
or
a
14
city
council
An
employer
shall
notify
the
provider
of
accident
15
or
health
care
coverage
for
its
employees
of
a
surviving
spouse
16
and
each
surviving
child
to
be
provided
coverage
pursuant
to
17
the
requirements
of
this
section
.
18
5.
4.
This
section
shall
not
require
continuation
of
19
coverage
if
the
surviving
spouse
or
surviving
child
who
would
20
otherwise
be
entitled
to
continuation
of
coverage
under
this
21
section
was,
through
the
surviving
spouse’s
or
surviving
22
child’s
actions,
a
substantial
contributing
factor
to
the
death
23
of
the
eligible
peace
officer
or
fire
fighter.
24
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
509A.13F
Health
insurance
coverage
——
25
fire
fighters
and
peace
officers.
26
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
27
a.
“Eligible
peace
officer
or
fire
fighter”
means
a
peace
28
officer
as
defined
in
section
801.4,
or
a
fire
fighter,
who
is
29
receiving
an
accidental
disability
benefit
as
a
result
of
a
30
work-related
physical
disability
or
injury.
31
b.
“Employer”
means
a
governing
body,
a
county
board
of
32
supervisors,
or
a
city
council.
33
2.
If
an
employer
has
procured
accident
or
health
care
34
coverage
for
its
active
employees
pursuant
to
a
collective
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bargaining
agreement
or
employer
policy,
the
employer
must
1
provide,
at
the
employer’s
expense,
such
coverage
for
an
2
eligible
peace
officer
or
fire
fighter
until
the
date
the
3
eligible
peace
officer
or
fire
fighter
turns
fifty-five
years
4
old.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
health
insurance
coverage
for
surviving
9
spouses
and
children
of
deceased
fire
fighters
and
peace
10
officers;
and
health
insurance
coverage
for
disabled
or
injured
11
fire
fighters
and
peace
officers.
12
Under
current
law,
if
a
governing
body,
a
county
board
of
13
supervisors,
or
a
city
council
has
procured
accident
or
health
14
care
coverage
(coverage)
for
its
employees,
such
coverage
shall
15
permit
continuation
of
existing
coverage
or
reenrollment
in
16
previously
existing
coverage
for
the
surviving
spouse
and
each
17
surviving
child
(surviving
family)
of
an
eligible
peace
officer
18
or
fire
fighter.
19
The
bill
eliminates
the
provision
under
current
law
that
20
an
employer
providing
accident
or
health
care
coverage
is
not
21
required
to
pay
for
the
cost
of
the
coverage,
but
may
pay
the
22
full
cost
or
a
portion
of
the
cost
of
the
coverage.
The
bill
23
eliminates
the
provision
under
current
law
that
if
the
full
24
cost
of
the
coverage
is
not
paid,
a
surviving
family
eligible
25
for
coverage
may
elect
to
continue
accident
or
health
care
26
coverage
by
paying
that
portion
of
the
cost
of
the
coverage
not
27
paid
by
the
employer.
28
Under
the
bill,
if
an
employer
has
procured
accident
or
29
health
care
coverage
for
its
employees,
such
coverage
shall
30
require
continuation
of
existing
coverage
or
reenrollment
31
in
previously
existing
coverage
for
the
surviving
family
of
32
an
eligible
peace
officer
or
fire
fighter,
and
the
employer
33
shall
pay
the
full
premium.
The
bill
defines
“employer”
as
34
a
governing
body,
a
county
board
of
supervisors,
or
a
city
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council.
1
Under
the
bill,
if
an
employer
has
procured
accident
or
2
health
care
coverage
for
its
active
employees
pursuant
to
3
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
or
employer
policy,
the
4
employer
must
provide,
at
the
employer’s
expense,
such
coverage
5
for
a
peace
officer
or
a
fire
fighter
who
is
receiving
an
6
accidental
disability
benefit
as
a
result
of
a
work-related
7
physical
disability
or
injury
until
the
date
the
eligible
peace
8
officer
or
fire
fighter
turns
55
years
old.
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