Concerning eligibility for participation in the public employees' benefits board for retired or disabled employees of counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions.
Summary
Permits the retirees of local government employers that ceased participating in the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) health benefits program for active employees to continue to purchase coverage in the program.
Requires Medicare-eligible retirees from local government employers that have ceased participation in PEBB to purchase the coverage without the explicit subsidy provided in the state biennial operating budget.
Requires new employers that join PEBB to agree that upon leaving the program, they will make a one-time payment for monthly subsidies for pre-Medicare retirees that are eligible to continue participation in PEBB.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5696), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
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AN ACT Relating to eligibility for participation in the public employees' benefits board for retired or disabled employees of counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions;