Existing law, the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act, which is administered by the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System, governs the funding and provision of postemployment health care benefits for eligible retired public employees and their beneficiaries. The act deems a surviving spouse or other eligible family member of certain firefighters or peace officers, whose deaths occur as a result of injury or disease arising out of their official duties, to be an annuitant, as specified, for purposes of enrollment in a health benefit plan, if the spouse or family member is uninsured. Existing law requires the employer of the deceased firefighter or peace officer to notify the board within 10 business days of the death of the employee, among other things, if that spouse or family member may be eligible for enrollment.
This bill would reduce the period within which an employer is to provide notice to the board, as described above, to within 7 calendar days.

Statutes affected:
AB2967: 31470.4 GOV, 31470.5 GOV, 31470.6 GOV, 31720.5 GOV, 31801 GOV, 31887 GOV, 31904 GOV, 32204 GOV, 32204.5 GOV, 32206 GOV, 32207 GOV, 32208 GOV, 32234 GOV, 32235 GOV, 32300 GOV, 32327 GOV, 32328 GOV, 32337 GOV, 32338 GOV, 32339 GOV, 32350 GOV, 32352 GOV, 33003 GOV
02/21/20 - Introduced: 31470.4 GOV, 31470.5 GOV, 31470.6 GOV, 31720.5 GOV, 31801 GOV, 31887 GOV, 31904 GOV, 32204 GOV, 32204.5 GOV, 32206 GOV, 32207 GOV, 32208 GOV, 32234 GOV, 32235 GOV, 32300 GOV, 32327 GOV, 32328 GOV, 32337 GOV, 32338 GOV, 32339 GOV, 32350 GOV, 32352 GOV, 33003 GOV
05/04/20 - Amended Assembly: 22820 GOV, 31470.4 GOV, 31470.5 GOV, 31470.6 GOV, 31720.5 GOV, 31801 GOV, 31887 GOV, 31904 GOV, 32204 GOV, 32204.5 GOV, 32206 GOV, 32207 GOV, 32208 GOV, 32234 GOV, 32235 GOV, 32300 GOV, 32327 GOV, 32328 GOV, 32337 GOV, 32338 GOV, 32339 GOV, 32350 GOV, 32352 GOV, 33003 GOV
AB 2967: 31470.4 GOV, 31470.5 GOV, 31470.6 GOV, 31720.5 GOV, 31801 GOV, 31887 GOV, 31904 GOV, 32204 GOV, 32204.5 GOV, 32206 GOV, 32207 GOV, 32208 GOV, 32234 GOV, 32235 GOV, 32300 GOV, 32327 GOV, 32328 GOV, 32337 GOV, 32338 GOV, 32339 GOV, 32350 GOV, 32352 GOV, 33003 GOV