Senate Bill No. 37, introduced by Senator Kleinpeter and several representatives, aims to enhance health insurance access for retired employees of district attorneys' offices in Louisiana. The bill enacts R.S. 22:37, which prohibits health insurance issuers from denying enrollment based solely on an individual's retirement status. It establishes specific conditions under which a retired employee can enroll in a group health insurance policy, including that the individual must have been a certificate holder under the policy while employed, must not yet be eligible for Medicare, and the district attorney's office must be funded by a local sales and use tax dedicated to its operations.

Additionally, the bill ensures that health insurance issuers cannot discriminate between active and retired employees regarding insurance coverage. However, it clarifies that the legislation does not require district attorney's offices to provide health insurance to retired employees or prevent them from offering coverage exclusively to active employees. The bill also allows issuers to deny coverage under circumstances where active employees could be denied, ensuring that the terms and benefits offered to retired employees do not exceed those available to active employees.