Bill Text: IL HB1569 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Requires the program of health benefits offered to State employees to include, by July 1, 2012, an optional health savings account program paired with a qualifying State-sponsored, high-deductible health plan. Requires the Director of Central Management Services, on or before December 31, 2011, to submit potential program designs to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability for review. Specifies requirements for the proposed designs. Prohibits, except in limited circumstances, the non-contributory portion of the program from covering abortion-related expenses. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1569 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1569-Amended.html

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Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

Filed: 3/14/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1569
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1569 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971
is amended by adding Section 6.1A as follows:
(5 ILCS 375/6.1A new)
Sec. 6.1A. Health savings accounts.
(a) The program of health benefits shall offer, as an
alternative and on an optional basis, a program for the use of
health savings accounts with a qualifying State-sponsored,
high-deductible health plan. This optional coverage
alternative shall be available no later than July 1, 2012.
(b) On or before December 31, 2011, the Director shall
submit the program designs to the Commission for review. The
report on program designs may include multiple options for
final implementation, which may, in turn, include various

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levels of State participation or types of benefit designs. The
program designs shall include:
(1) Benefit designs, including deductible amounts, for
the high-deductible health plans.
(2) Premium amounts for the high-deductible health
plans.
(3) Employee and employer contribution strategies for
the high-deductible health plan premiums.
(4) Employer and employee contribution strategies for
the health savings account deposits.
(5) The ability for employees to make pre-tax
contributions through a salary deferral arrangement for
the health savings accounts.
(6) Options for custodial arrangements for the health
savings accounts.
(7) Investment options for health savings account
holders.
(8) Assessment of administrative and claim costs.
(9) Statements of the actuarial assumptions, including
demographic, participation, and utilization assumptions,
used in program designs.
(10) An analysis of the impact on existing health plans
of offering the option of health savings accounts paired
with a high-deductible health plan.
Program designs shall also be based on the creation of
coverage options so that the average per person employer cost

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of the programs, including the contributions for the health
savings accounts and high-deductible plan, does not exceed the
average per person employer cost of the self-insured State
employee health benefits program for the same fiscal year.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".