------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ¦ REFERENCE TITLE: state health care contract; rates ¦ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ State of Arizona ¦ ¦ House of Representatives ¦ ¦ Forty-fifth Legislature ¦ ¦ First Regular Session ¦ ¦ 2001 ¦ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ¦ HB 2254 ¦ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ¦ Introduced by ¦ ¦ Representatives Knaperek, Blendu, Senator Solomon: Representatives Allen, Pearce, ¦ ¦ Robson, Weiers, Senators Martin, Petersen ¦ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING PREMIUM RATES FOR THE CURRENT HEALTH CARE CONTRACT PERIOD.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. State employee health care providers; copayments
Notwithstanding any other law, for the remaining portion of the current state health care contract period and for those health care plans whose premium rates are within ten per cent of the lowest bidding health care plan premium rates, the department of administration shall set the employee copayment rate at five dollars for single coverage and seventy-five dollars for family coverage, or an amount equal to the copayments charged to state employees enrolled in the lowest cost health care plans.