Bill Text: NJ A2078 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires person eligible for health care benefits from more than one public entity to choose coverage from only one.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-11 - Reviewed by the Pension and Health Benefits Commission Recommend to enact [A2078 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2014-A2078-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 2078

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

216th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  CHRISTOPHER J. BROWN

District 8 (Atlantic, Burlington and Camden)

Assemblyman  JACK M. CIATTARELLI

District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires person eligible for health care benefits from more than one public entity to choose coverage from only one.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

  

An Act concerning the receipt of health care benefits from multiple public entities and supplementing P.L.1979, c.391 (C.18A:16-12 et seq.), Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes, and P.L.1961, c.49 (C.52:14-17.25 et seq.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a person holding an appointment, elective office or employment with a board of education who is eligible for health care benefits from more than one public entity because of other public appointment, office or employment, shall choose to receive health care benefits from only one public entity, and shall not accept any amount of money in consideration for filing a waiver of health care benefits.

 

     2.    Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a person holding an appointment, elective office or employment with a political subdivision of the State or an instrumentality thereof who is eligible for health care benefits from more than one public entity because of other public appointment, office or employment, shall choose to receive health care benefits from only one public entity, and shall not accept any amount of money in consideration for filing a waiver of health care benefits.

 

     3.    Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a person holding an appointment, elective office or employment with the State or an employer other than the State who is eligible for health care benefits from more than one public entity because of other public appointment, office or employment, shall choose to receive health care benefits from only one public entity, and shall not accept any amount of money in consideration for filing a waiver of health care benefits.

 

     4.    This act shall take effect on December 31 next following enactment.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill requires that any person holding an appointment, elective office or employment with the State or any other public employer who is eligible for health care benefits from more than one public entity, because of another public appointment, office or employment, choose to receive health care benefits from one public entity only.  In addition, the person may not accept any amount of money in consideration for filing a waiver of health care benefits.