Wyoming national guard medical insurance premiums.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify how the exact limit is calculated beyond referencing TRICARE Reserve Select, leaving some details open to interpretation.

Wyoming National Guard Medical Insurance Premium Reimbursement

This law allows Wyoming National Guard members serving in state active duty to be reimbursed for their medical insurance premiums and funds this reimbursement with $10,000 from the general fund.

What This Bill Does

• Allows Wyoming National Guard members on state active duty to receive reimbursement for medical insurance premiums they pay.
• Appropriates $10,000 from the general fund to cover these reimbursements until June 30, 2024.

Who It Names or Affects

• Wyoming National Guard members serving in state active duty.
• The Wyoming Military Department which will manage the reimbursement process and funds.

Terms To Know

TRICARE Reserve Select

A federal insurance program for reserve component members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including National Guard members.

Limits and Unknowns

• The reimbursement amount is capped and based on a daily premium cost from a specific federal program.
• Funds will revert to the general fund if not used by June 30, 2024.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0006
Bill No.:

SF0053

Effective:

7/1/2023

LSO No.:

23LSO-0006

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0059

Chapter No.:

129

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Wyoming national guard medical insurance premiums.

Subject:

Wyoming National Guard medical insurance premiums.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act specifies that a Wyoming National Guard member serving in state active duty may be reimbursed as specified for medical insurance premiums.

Comments:

This act appropriates ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) from the general fund to the Wyoming Military Department to make the reimbursement payments.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

23LSO-0006

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0053

ENROLLED ACT NO. 59,

SENATE

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session

AN ACT relating to defense forces and affairs; specifying that a Wyoming national guard member serving in state active duty may be reimbursed as specified for medical insurance premiums; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 19
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403 by creating a new subsection (e) is amended to read:

19
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403.

Pay and allowances of officers and enlisted persons in active state service and state active duty; worker's compensation coverage for national guard members; no pension denied by reason of service.

(e)

Subject to legislative appropriation and in accordance with this subsection, while a member of the Wyoming national guard serves in state active duty, the adjutant general may authorize reimbursement to the member for medical insurance premiums the member pays in an amount not to exceed the daily premium cost of federal TRICARE Reserve Select or its successor insurance program administered by the United States department of defense, multiplied by the number of days of state active duty served.

Section 2
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There is appropriated ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) from the general fund to the Wyoming military department for the purposes of making the reimbursement payments under this act. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2024. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June

30,

2024. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation be included in the military department's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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