House Journal: Page 1785: Thursday, May 3, 2001
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1 Select Preferred Provider Organization health
2 insurance plans a surcharge, as determined by the
3 department of management, on only the employer's share
4 of the health insurance premium cost to fund the
5 state's share of the terminal liability of the
6 existing Wellmark health insurance contract. The
7 department of revenue and finance shall collect the
8 surcharge from state agencies, the state fair board,
9 board of regents, and the eight judicial district
10 departments of correctional services. The health
11 insurance plans provided to state employees covered by
12 the state police officers council collective
13 bargaining agreement are exempt from the surcharge
14 provided for in this section.
15 2. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and
16 ending June 30, 2002, the department of personnel
17 shall also include in the premium rates for all health
18 insurance plans administered by the department an
19 administration fee of $2.28 per contract which shall
20 be assessed only to the employer's share of the
21 insurance premium. The department of revenue and
22 finance shall remit the proceeds of the administration
23 fee monthly to the department of personnel to pay the
24 administrative costs of state employee benefit
25 programs.
26 Sec. 16. PATIENT CARE BARGAINING UNIT - OVERTIME.
27 1. Of the funds appropriated in section 6 of this
28 Act, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
29 necessary, shall be allocated to the department of
30 revenue and finance for the fiscal year beginning July
31 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, to be used for the
32 purpose designated:
33 To reimburse state agencies for expenditures
34 related to the payment of overtime to state employees
35 covered under the patient care bargaining unit:
36 $ 768,000
37 2. The department of revenue and finance shall
38 provide guidelines and forms for documentation that a
39 state agency shall submit for the overtime
40 reimbursement provided for in subsection 1. The
41 reimbursement shall be restricted to the amount of
42 moneys appropriated from the general fund of the state
43 that is used to pay overtime of state employees
44 covered under the patient care bargaining unit for the
45 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June
46 30, 2002.
47 Sec. 17. HEALTH INSURANCE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. For
48 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending
49 June 30, 2002, the department of revenue and finance
50 shall administer the health insurance incentive
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