Senate Bill No. 240–Senator Townsend

 

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AN ACT relating to public employees; making certain provisions apply retroactively to allow certain benefits to be made available to the surviving spouses and children of certain police officers and firemen killed in the line of duty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

    Section 1. Section 7 of chapter 506, Statutes of Nevada 1999,

at page 2610, is hereby amended to read as follows:

    Sec. 7.  This act becomes effective upon passage and

approval[.] and applies retroactively to January 1, 1998.

    Sec. 2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 287.021 or

287.0477 concerning notice, if a surviving spouse or child who was

not eligible for the benefits set forth in NRS 287.021 or 287.0477

before the effective date of this act becomes eligible for those

benefits by the retroactive operation of the amendatory provisions of

section 1 of this act, the surviving spouse or child must notify in

writing the public agency, the participating public agency or the

Board of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program, as appropriate

under NRS 287.021 or 287.0477, not later than 60 days after the

effective date of this act to be entitled to the benefits set forth in

NRS 287.021 or 287.0477.

    Sec. 3.  1.  If a public agency is required pursuant to NRS

287.021 and the amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act to

pay the entire cost of the premiums or contributions for the group

insurance or medical and hospital service for a surviving spouse or

child who notifies the public agency pursuant to section 2 of this act,

the public agency is not required to:

    (a) Reimburse the surviving spouse or child for any payments

made by or on behalf of the surviving spouse or child between

January 1, 1998, and the effective date of this act for the group

insurance or medical and hospital service; or

    (b) Pay or reimburse the surviving spouse or child for any

medical expenses incurred by or on behalf of the surviving spouse

or child between January 1, 1998, and the effective date of this act.

    2.  If a participating public agency is required pursuant to NRS

287.0477 and the amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act to

pay the entire cost of the premiums or contributions for the Public

Employees’ Benefits Program or any other insurer or employee

benefit plan approved by the Board of the Public Employees’

Benefits Program pursuant to NRS 287.0479 for a surviving spouse

or child who meets the requirements set forth in subsection 1 of

NRS 287.0477 and who notifies the participating public agency

pursuant to section 2 of this act, the participating public agency is

not required to:

    (a) Reimburse the surviving spouse or child for any payments

made by or on behalf of the surviving spouse or child between

January 1, 1998, and the effective date of this act for the Public

Employees’ Benefits Program or any other insurer or employee

benefit plan approved by the Board of the Public Employees’

Benefits Program pursuant to NRS 287.0479; or

    (b) Pay or reimburse the surviving spouse or child for any

medical expenses incurred by or on behalf of the surviving spouse

or child between January 1, 1998, and the effective date of this act.

    3.  If the State of Nevada is required pursuant to NRS 287.0477

and the amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act to pay the

entire cost of the premiums or contributions for the Public

Employees’ Benefits Program for a surviving spouse or child who

elects to join the Public Employees’ Benefits Program pursuant to

subsection 2 of NRS 287.0477 and who notifies the Board of the

Public Employees’ Benefits Program pursuant to section 2 of this

act, the State of Nevada is not required to:

    (a) Reimburse the surviving spouse or child for any payments

made by or on behalf of the surviving spouse or child between

January 1, 1998, and the effective date of this act for the Public

Employees’ Benefits Program; or

    (b) Pay or reimburse the surviving spouse or child for any

medical expenses incurred by or on behalf of the surviving spouse

or child between January 1, 1998, and the effective date of this act.

    Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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