The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Cooper.
DIGEST
SB 480 Original 2018 Regular Session Johns
Present law provides for the powers and duties of the Office of Group Benefits (OGB).
Present law requires any new plan of benefits or the annual plan of benefits submitted under the
direction of the commissioner of administration for the life, health, and other benefit programs
offered through OGB or any professional, personal, and social services contracts other than contracts
for legal services or actuarial services to be subject to review and final approval by the appropriate
standing committees of the legislature having jurisdiction over review of agency rules for OGB.
Proposed law requires any change to the life, health, and other benefit programs offered through
OGB that would increase the cost to the state by one million dollars or more annually and any
contract for professional, personal, or social services, other than a contract for legal or actuarial
services, to be subject to review and final approval by the Senate Committee on Finance and the
House Committee on Appropriations.
Present law requires the implementation of programs or contracts offered through OGB to be
adopted and implemented through the procedures set forth in the Administrative Procedure Act.
Proposed law deletes present law.
Present law requires OGB Policy and Planning Board to use any official information provided by
OGB Estimating Conference as may be necessary in the review and approval of benefits plans and
proposed rate structures required by present law.
Proposed law retains present law except that OGB is required to use official information provided
by the OGB Estimating Conference as may be necessary only in the review of benefit plans and
proposed rate structures required by present law.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 42:802(D) and 881(B))