SB268 HFA D. Pritt et al 3-4 #1

Delegates D. Pritt, Skaff, Fluharty, Walker, Hansen, Rowe, Williams, Griffith, Young, Pushkin, Garcia and Hornbuckle move to amend “SB268 HFIN AM’ on pages 45 and 46, Section 13, beginning on line 8, following the words “entitled to participate” by striking out the period and the remainder of line 8, and all of lines 9 through line 25 on page 46, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“: Provided, That the spouse and dependent coverage is limited to excess or secondary coverage for each spouse and dependent who has primary coverage from any other source. For purposes of this section, the term "primary coverage" means individual or group hospital and surgical insurance coverage or individual or group major medical insurance coverage or group prescription drug coverage in which the spouse or dependent is the named insured or certificate holder. For the purposes of this section, "dependent" includes an eligible employee's unmarried child or stepchild under the age of twenty-five if that child or stepchild meets the definition of a "qualifying child" or a "qualifying relative" in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code. The director may require proof regarding spouse and dependent primary coverage and shall adopt rules governing the nature, discontinuance and resumption of any employee's coverage for his or her spouse and dependents.”