ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

House: PSLE DP 15-0-0-0

HB 2013: public safety cancer insurance

Sponsor: Representative Livingston, LD 28

Overview

Changes the Public Safety Cancer Insurance Policy Program (Program) account to use up to 10% of the total claims paid averaged over the past five years instead of up to 10% of account monies to pay administrative costs.

History

The Program account is administered by the Board of Trustees of the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (Board) to pay a group cancer insurance policy for participating employers that employ the following: 1) firefighters; 2) peace officers; 3) corrections officers; 4) detention officers; or 5) other outlined members (A.R.S. §§ 38-641; 38-642; 38-643).

To be eligible for the Program, a person must satisfy all the following criteria:

1) be an active or retired member of the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS), the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan or a participant in the PSPRS Defined Contribution Retirement Plan;

2) be one of the following;

a) a firefighter who is or was regularly assigned to hazardous duty normally expected of a firefighter;

b) a peace officer; or

c) a corrections officer employed by the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Corrections, a detention officer employed by a county, city, or town or any other member as outlined.

3) have their first cancer diagnosis after the date of membership into PSPRS or the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan or date of participation in the PSPRS Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (A.R.S. § 38-644).

The Program's coverage pays for expenses designated by the Board and that are incurred during cancer treatment, including treatment by clinics or providers outside the United States (A.R.S. § 38-645).

Provisions

1. Modifies the Program Account to use up to 10% of the total claims paid averaged over the past five years, excluding claim processing costs, instead of up to 10% of account monies to pay administrative costs. (Sec. 1)

2. Alters the Program Account's administrative costs formula deadline from July 31 to June 30. (Sec. 1)

3. Removes the ability for PSPRS to use account funds from previous years to pay for administrative costs, if no monies are deposited in a given year. (Sec. 1)

4. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

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