ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

House: PSLE DPA/SE 12-0-0-3

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2689: cancer insurance; public safety; retirees

NOW: cancer insurance; retirees; public safety

Sponsor: Representative Livingston, LD 28

House Engrossed

Overview

Outlines how to determine premium costs for individuals wanting to continue to receive coverage after retirement from the Public Safety Cancer Insurance Policy Program (Program).

History

Benefits under the Program that are expiring can be continued if specified criteria are met, it is requested to the Board of Trustees of the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (Board) and the premium determined by the Board is paid. An individual who was receiving benefits from the Program before retirement and was diagnosed with cancer after retirement remains eligible for coverage for the total of either:

1)   five months for each accredited service year under the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) or the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan; or 

2)   five months for each service year under the Public Safety Personnel Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (A.R.S. § 38-644).

The Program's benefit pays for the costs chosen by the Board gained during cancer treatment, including clinics in and out of the United States. The Board can provide additional coverage or exclusions based on the available monies in the Program account (A.R.S. § 38-645).

Provisions

1.   Removes the cancer diagnosis requirement for an eligible person to continue to receive coverage under the Program after retirement if specified criteria are met. (Sec. 1)

2.   Requires the Board, when determining the cost of the Program premium, to determine the cost to PSPRS for persons who opt to continue coverage and set an actuarially determined premium to cover the costs. (Sec. 1)

3.   Specifies that individuals who are receiving benefits under the Program before retirement or were diagnosed with cancer after retirement should not be counted in determining the premium cost. (Sec. 1)

4.   States that this Act becomes effective on January 1, 2026. (Sec. 2)

5.   Makes a technical change. (Sec. 1)

6.    

7.    

8.   ---------- DOCUMENT FOOTER ---------

9.                     HB 2689

10.  Initials MT           Page 0 House Engrossed

11.   

12.  ---------- DOCUMENT FOOTER ---------