HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	437
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 87A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§87A-  Rules; dependent-beneficiaries; military deployment. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 that provide for the extension of health benefits coverage for a dependent-beneficiary who is an unmarried child of an employee-beneficiary and over the age of twenty-four; provided that:

(1) The dependent-beneficiary was a member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces and was ordered to active duty in federal service while the dependent-beneficiary was a full-time student under the age of twenty-four; and

(2) The extended health benefits coverage provided under this section shall be limited to the time period during which the dependent-beneficiary is on active duty pursuant to paragraph (1)."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund

Description:

Extends the EUTF health benefits coverage for dependent-beneficiaries who are unmarried full-time students and are called to active duty in federal service with the National Guard or military reserves.  (HB437 HD1)

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