Adopted by House 2-19-07
HB2772 H H&HR AM #1 2-14
The Committee on Health and Human Resources moved to amend the
bill on page two, section seven, line ten, following the word
"article", by striking the following:
"Provided, That the Public Employees Insurance Agency will
continue and maintain the quality Public Employees Insurance Agency
medical and prescription drug coverage for Medicare eligible
retired employees and, if the Medicare/Advantage Prescription Drug
Plan should fail, the Public Employees Insurance Agency will take
all Medicare eligible retired employees back into the existing
Public Employees Insurance Agency Plan.
"
AND
On page six, section seven, following line one, by inserting
the following:
"(d) The agency shall maintain the medical and prescription
drug coverage for Medicare eligible retirees by providing that
coverage through one of the existing plans or by enrolling the
Medicare eligible retired employees into a Medicare specific plan,
including but not limited to, the Medicare/Advantage Prescription
Drug Plan. In the event that a Medicare specific plan would no
longer be available or advantageous for the agency and the
retirees, the retirees shall remain eligible for coverage through the agency."