The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Beth O'Quin.
DIGEST
SB 164 Original 2022 Regular Session Talbot
Proposed law provides health insurance issuers cannot refuse to accept enrollment of a fire employee
formerly employed by a municipality, parish, or fire protection district if the health insurance issuer
maintains a policy of group health insurance coverage in the location where the fire employee is no
longer employed by the municipality, parish, or fire protection district as a result of the fire employee
retiring and not yet eligible for Medicare.
Proposed law provides health insurance issuers cannot discriminate between an active fire employee
and a retired fire employee on the basis of their active or retired status.
Proposed law provides that proposed law cannot require a health insurance issuer provide coverage
for a retired fire employee under circumstances in which an active fire employee could lawfully be
denied coverage, and cannot be interpreted to require a health insurance issuer offer terms, rates, or
benefits to a retired fire employee that the health insurance issuer is not, by law, required to offer an
active fire employee.
Effective January 1, 2023.
(Adds R.S. 22:36)