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21.0170.01000
     Sixty-seventh
     Legislative Assembly                     HOUSE BILL NO. 1029
     of North Dakota
     Introduced by
        Legislative Management
        (Employee Benefits Programs Committee)
1    A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 54-52.1-04.2 of the North Dakota Century
2    Code, relating to public employee uniform group insurance for health benefits; to provide for
3    application; and to declare an emergency.
4    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
5        SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 54-52.1-04.2 of the North Dakota Century Code is
6    amended and reenacted as follows:
7        54-52.1-04.2. Self-insurance health plan.
8        1.    This section applies to a self-insurance health plan for:
9              a.    Health insurance and prescription drug benefits coverage;
10             b.    Health insurance benefits coverage, excluding all or part of prescription drug
11                   benefits coverage; or
12             c.    All or part of prescription drug benefits coverage.
13       2.    Except for prescription drug coverage under subdivision c of subsection 1, a
14             self-insurance health plan established by the board under this section must be
15             provided under an administrative services only (ASO) contract or a third-party
16             administrator (TPA) contract under the uniform group insurance program. The board
17             may not establish a self-insurance health plan unless the board determines the self-
18             insurance health plan best serves the interests of the state and the state's eligible
19             employees. Except for prescription drug coverage under subdivision c of subsection 1,
20             ifIf the board determines it is in the best interest of the plan, individual stop-loss
21             coverage insured by a carrier authorized to do business in this state may be made part
22             of a self-insurance health plan.
23       SECTION 2. APPLICATION. This Act applies to self-insurance health plans effective on or
24   after the effective date of this Act.
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1      SECTION 3. EMERGENCY. This Act is declared to be an emergency measure.
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Statutes affected: 
INTRODUCED: 54-52.1-04.2
Enrollment: 54-52.1-04.2
PREFILED: 54-52.1-04.2