AB 48 — Authorizes certain retired public officers and employees to reinstate insurance under the Public Employees' Benefits Program. (BDR 23-321)

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48–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT A FFAIRS (ON B EHALF OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ’ B ENEFITS PROGRAM ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 18, 2020 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Authorizes certain retired public officers and employees to reinstate insurance under the Public Employees’ Benefits Program.

(BDR 23-321) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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Existing law authorizes a retired public officer or employee or the surviving spouse thereof to reinstate insurance under the Public Employees’ Benefits Program, except life insurance, if the public officer or employee:

(1) did not have more than one period during which he or she was not covered by insurance under theor Programlocal ongovernmental agency under certain circumstances or afterwas Octoberenrolled 1,in 2011;thetate retirement program established by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada for professional staff of the Nevada System of Higher Education.

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(1)(3) did not have more than one period during which he or she was notenrolled coveredin bythetired insuranceProgram underas thea Programretiree on orNovember after30, October2008; 1, 2011;

(2) retired from a nonparticipating local governmental agency;

(3) was enrolled in the Program as a retiree on November 30, 2008;

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

[or] (2) Pursuant to NRS 1A.350 or 1A.480, or 286.510 or 286.620, from employment with a county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental- agency81st ofSession the(2021) State– which2 is– a participating local governmental agency at the time of the request for reinstatement;

§§ 1395c et seq., and Medicare Part B provided pursuant to Part B of atTitle theXVIII time of the requestSocial forSecurity reinstatement;Act, 42 U.S.C.

and §§ 1395j et seq., (b)at Did not have more than one period during which the retiredtime public officer or employee was not covered by insurance under the Program on or after October 1, 2011, or on or after the date of retirement of the publicrequest officerfor orreinstatement; employee, whichever is later.

and (b) Did not have more than one period during which the retired public officer or employee was not covered by insurance under the retirement of the public officer or employee, whichever is later.

and -(c) *AB48*Except –as 3otherwise –provided in NRS 287.046, paying any portion of the premiums or contributions for coverage under the Program, in the manner set forth in NRS 1A.470 or 286.615, which are due from the date of reinstatement and not paid by the public employer.

If a retired public officer or employee retired pursuant to NRS 1A.350 or 1A.480, or 286.510 or 286.620, from employment with a county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency, the retired public officer or employee, or the surviving spouse of such a retired public officer or employee who is deceased, may not reinstate health insurance pursuant to subsection 1 if he or she is excluded from participation in the Program pursuant to sub- subparagraph (III) of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (h) of subsection 2 of NRS 287.043.

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