House Journal: Page 892: Monday, March 31, 2003
36 of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
37 2. An officer or enlisted person of the national
38 guard or organized reserves of the armed forces of the
39 United States who has coverage under a group policy
40 for accident or health insurance as an employee or
41 member or as the spouse or covered dependent child of
42 an employee or member, whose coverage under the group
43 policy would otherwise terminate while the officer or
44 enlisted person was on a leave of absence during a
45 period of temporary duty or service, for any purpose,
46 as defined in section 29A.1, subsection 1, 3, or 11,
47 shall be considered to have been continuously insured
48 under the group policy for the purpose of obtaining
49 coverage under the group policy upon a return to
50 employment or to status as a full-time student who is
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1 twenty-five years of age or less. This subsection
2 does not apply to coverage of an injury suffered or a
3 disease contracted by a member of the national guard
4 or organized reserves of the armed forces of the
5 United States in the line of duty."
6 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Petersen of Polk offered the following amendment H-1180, to
amendment H-1159, filed by her and moved its adoption:
H-1180
1 Amend the amendment, H-1159, to House File 647 as
2 follows:
3 1. By striking page 1, line 4 through page 2,
4 line 5, and inserting the following:
5 "Section 1. Section 29A.43, Code 2003, is amended
6 to read as follows:
7 29A.43 DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED - LEAVE OF
8 ABSENCE - CONTINUATION OF HEALTH COVERAGE.
9 1. A person shall not discriminate against any
10 officer or enlisted person of the national guard or
11 organized reserves of the armed forces of the United
12 States because of that membership. An employer, or
13 agent of an employer, shall not discharge a person
14 from employment because of being an officer or
15 enlisted person of the military forces of the state,
16 or hinder or prevent the officer or enlisted person
17 from performing any military service the person is
18 called upon to perform by proper authority. A member
19 of the national guard or organized reserves of the
20 armed forces of the United States ordered to temporary
21 duty, as defined in section 29A.1, subsection 1, 3, or
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