25.0558.02003
Title.03000
Adopted by the Government and
Veterans Affairs Committee
Sixty-ninth
February 13, 2025
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Hauck, Dockter, Heinert, Marschall, Vetter
Senator Larson
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 54-52.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code,
relating to uniform group insurance program benefits for retired peace officers.for an Act to
provide for a legislative management study relating to providing uniform group insurance
program health insurance benefits coverage for retired peace officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 54-52.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
54-52.1-02. Uniform group insurance program created - Formation into subgroups.
1. In order to promote the economy and efficiency of employment in the state's service,
reduce personnel turnover, and offer an incentive to high-grade individuals to enter
and remain in the service of state employment, there is created a uniform group
insurance program. The uniform group must be composed of eligible and retired
employees and peace officers, and be formed to provide hospital benefits coverage,
medical benefits coverage, and life insurance benefits coverage in the manner set
forth in this chapter.
2. The uniform group may be divided into the following subgroups at the discretion of the
board:
1. a. Medical and hospital benefits coverage group consisting of active eligible
employees and retired employees not eligible for Medicare, except for peace
officers and employees who first retire after July 1, 2015, and are not eligible for
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Medicare on their retirement. In determining premiums for coverage under this
subsectionsubdivision for retired employees not eligible for Medicare, the rate for
a non-Medicare retiree single:
(1) Single plan is one hundred fifty percent of the active member single plan
rate, the rate for a non-Medicare retiree family;
(2) Family plan of two peopleindividuals is twice the non-Medicare retiree single
plan rate, and the rate for a non-Medicare retiree family; and
(3) Family plan of three or more personsindividuals is two and one-half times
the non-Medicare retiree single plan rate.
2. b In addition to the coverage provided in subsection 1subdivision a, another
coverage option may be provided for retired employees not eligible for Medicare,
except for peace officers and employees who first retire after July 1, 2015, and
are not eligible for Medicare on their retirement, provided the option does not
increase the implicit subsidy as determined by the governmental accounting
standards board's other postemployment benefit reporting procedure. In offering
this additional option, the board may have an open enrollment but thereafter
enrollment for this option must be as specified in section 54-52.1-03.
3. c. Retired Medicare-eligible employee group medical and hospital benefits
coverage.
4. d. Active eligible employee life insurance benefits coverage.
5. e. Retired employee life insurance benefits coverage.
6. f. Terminated employee continuation group medical and hospital benefits coverage.
7. g. Terminated employee conversion group medical and hospital benefits coverage.
8. h. Dental benefits coverage.
9. i. Vision benefits coverage.
10. j. Long-term care benefits coverage.
11. k. Employee assistance benefits coverage.
12. l. Prescription drug coverage.
m. Medical and hospital benefits coverage group consisting of retired peace officers
who are not eligible for Medicare and who are eligible for retirement, as
determined by the peace officer's employer.
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(1) As used in this section, a "peace officer" means a retiree who was a peace
officer as defined in section 12-63-01 and was employed in a permanent
position as a peace officer by this state or by a political subdivision of this
state for thirty-two hours or more per week, at least twenty weeks each year
of employment, and for at least twenty years of employment, regardless of
participation in a public employees retirement system program.
(2) The board shall pay the full necessary and proper premium
amount to the proper carrier on a monthly basis for a retired peace officer
who is not eligible for Medicare but is eligible for retirement, as determined
by the peace officer's employer, to receive coverage through the uniform
group insurance program. The retired peace officer may not be charged by
the board for any portion of the premium amount.
SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT SYSTEM UNIFORM GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAM HEALTH INSURANCE
BENEFITS FOR RETIRED PEACE OFFICERS. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative
management shall consider studying the impact of providing uniform group insurance program
health insurance benefits for retired peace officers. The study must include a thorough review of
benefits provided for peace officers and consideration of health insurance benefit options,
premium costs, eligibility requirements for retirement, years of service limitations, eligibility for
Medicare, potential costs to the state and political subdivisions, the effect of providing benefits
on recruitment and retention, any impact on the state's financial reporting of postemployment
benefit-related unfunded liability, and establishing a retired peace officer health insurance pool.
The legislative management shall reports its findings and recommendations, together with any
legislation necessary to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly.
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