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Newborn Child Insurance Notification Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler
House Sponsor:
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill requires employers to provide a notification to employees who are birthing a child
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or adopting a child.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ defines terms; and
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▸ requires employers that offer health insurance to notify employees who are birthing a
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child or adopting a child that the employee has a certain number of days to add the child
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to the employee's health insurance plan.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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ENACTS:
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34-49-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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REPEALS:
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34-49-101, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 156
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 34-49-301 is enacted to read:
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CHAPTER 49. PARENTS AND THE WORKPLACE
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Part 3. Parental Notification
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34-49-301 . Parental notification of insurance enrollment deadline.
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(1) As used in this section, "employer" means any person that provides, offers, contributes
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to, or arranges for health insurance or health benefits for one or more employees over
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whom the person exercises direction and control in the performance of work, regardless
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of business structure or industry.
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(2) An employer shall provide a notice described in Subsection (3)(a) to the employer's
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employee when the employee is approved for:
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(a) maternity leave or paternity leave offered by the employer, if offered; or
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(b) leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. Secs. 2601 et seq.
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for the birth or the adoption of a child.
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(3)(a) A notice shall inform the employee that the employee may enroll the child in the
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employer offered health insurance plan within the number of days that the health
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insurance plan allows a newly born child or adopted child to be enrolled in the health
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insurance plan.
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(b) An employer may use the following to comply with Subsection (2):
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"If you have a new dependent as a result of birth or adoption you may be able to
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enroll yourself and your dependents in provided health coverage. However, you must
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request enrollment within [insert 30 days or any longer period that applies under the
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plan] after the birth or adoption."
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(4) This section applies to an employer regardless of whether the employer provides fully
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insured health insurance or self-insured health insurance.
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Section 2. Repealer.
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This bill repeals:
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Section 34-49-101, Title.
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Section 3. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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