| 3 | | - | Senate File 565, p. 2 b. The employees death was caused by the employees intentional misconduct, or by the employees intent to cause the employees own death. c. The employee was voluntarily intoxicated at the time of the employees death. d. The employee was performing the employees duties in a grossly negligent manner at the time of the employees death. 2. a. The governing body of the state shall permit continuation of existing health insurance coverage or reenrollment in previously existing coverage for the surviving spouse and each surviving child of an eligible employee of the state of Iowa. b. The governing body of the state shall permit continuation of existing health insurance coverage for the surviving spouse and each surviving child of an employee of the state of Iowa who dies and who is reasonably expected to be determined to be an eligible employee of the state of Iowa, until such time as the determination of eligibility is made. 3. The governing body of the state shall not be required to pay for the cost of the health insurance under this section; however, the governing body of the state may pay the full cost or a portion of the cost of the health insurance, in which case the department, agency, board, bureau, commission, or other employing entity of the eligible employee of the state of Iowa shall bear the cost of such health insurance. If the full cost or a portion of the cost of the coverage is not paid by the governing body of the state, the surviving spouse and each surviving child who is eligible for health insurance under this section may elect to continue coverage by paying that portion of the cost of the health insurance not paid by the governing body of the state. 4. The governing body of the state shall notify the provider of health insurance coverage for state employees of the identity of the surviving spouse and each surviving child who is to be provided health insurance coverage pursuant to the requirements of this section. 5. The governing body of the state shall implement continuation of health insurance coverage for the surviving spouse and each surviving child of an eligible employee of |
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| 3 | + | S.F. 565 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 509A.13E Health insurance coverage 1 surviving spouse and children of employees of the state of 2 Iowa. 3 1. For the purposes of this section, eligible employee 4 of the state of Iowa means an employee of the state of 5 Iowa, including but not limited to any department, agency, 6 board, bureau, or commission of the state of Iowa, who is 7 participating in a state health or medical group insurance plan 8 under chapter 509A which covers the employee at the time of 9 death of the employee and whose death has been determined by 10 the department of administrative services to be the direct and 11 proximate result of a traumatic personal injury incurred in the 12 performance of the employees work duties, and to whom none of 13 the following applies: 14 a. The employees death resulted from stress, strain, 15 occupational illness, or a chronic, progressive, or congenital 16 illness, including but not limited to a disease of the heart, 17 lungs, or respiratory system, unless the traumatic personal 18 injury was a substantial contributing factor to the employees 19 death. 20 b. The employees death was caused by the employees 21 intentional misconduct, or by the employees intent to cause 22 the employees own death. 23 c. The employee was voluntarily intoxicated at the time of 24 the employees death. 25 d. The employee was performing the employees duties in a 26 grossly negligent manner at the time of the employees death. 27 2. a. The governing body of the state shall permit 28 continuation of existing health insurance coverage or 29 reenrollment in previously existing coverage for the surviving 30 spouse and each surviving child of an eligible employee of the 31 state of Iowa. 32 b. The governing body of the state shall permit continuation 33 of existing health insurance coverage for the surviving spouse 34 and each surviving child of an employee of the state of Iowa 35 -1- SF 565 (4) 91 nls/ko/mb 1/ 3 |
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