3307:1-11-02 Health care services - eligibility.

 

 

 

Rule Summary and Fiscal Analysis (Part A)

 

State Teachers Retirement System

Agency Name

 

Defined Benefits                                                  Terri Bierdeman

Division                                                                  Contact

 

275 East Broad St. Columbus OH 43215-3771             614-227-2983        227-5233

Agency Mailing Address (Plus Zip)                                       Phone                     Fax

 

 

 

3307:1-11-02

Rule Number

AMENDMENT

TYPE of rule filing

Rule Title/Tag Line              Health care services - eligibility.

RULE SUMMARY

1.  Is the rule being filed consistent with the requirements of the RC 119.032 review? No

2.  Are you proposing this rule as a result of recent legislation? No

3.  Statute prescribing the procedure in accordance with the agency is required to adopt the rule: 111.15

4.  Statute(s) authorizing agency to adopt the rule: 3307.04

5.  Statute(s) the rule, as filed, amplifies or implements: 3307.39, 3307.61

6.  State the reason(s) for proposing (i.e., why are you filing,) this rule:

To allow STRS Ohio to provide secondary coverage to any health care plan enrollee who is employed in a public or private position and is eligible for health care coverage through his or her employer.

7.  If the rule is an AMENDMENT, then summarize the changes and the content of the proposed rule; If the rule type is RESCISSION, NEW or NO CHANGE, then summarize the content of the rule:

The rule specifies conditions of eligibility for participation in the health care plans offered by STRS Ohio. The rule is being revised to state that as of January 1, 2009

only secondary coverage will be available through STRS Ohio to any plan enrollee not eligible for Medicare who is employed and eligible for employer and medical prescription coverage at the same cost as full-time employees with the employer.

8.  If the rule incorporates a text or other material by reference and the agency claims the incorporation by reference is exempt from compliance with sections

121.71 to 121.74 of the Revised Code because the text or other material is generally available to persons who reasonably can be expected to be affected by the rule, provide an explanation of how the text or other material is generally available to those persons:

This response left blank because filer specified online that the rule does not incorporate a text or other material by reference.

9.  If the rule incorporates a text or other material by reference, and it was infeasible for the agency to file the text or other material electronically, provide an explanation of why filing the text or other material electronically was infeasible:

This response left blank because filer specified online that the rule does not incorporate a text or other material by reference.

10.  If the rule is being rescinded and incorporates a text or other material by reference, and it was infeasible for the agency to file the text or other material, provide an explanation of why filing the text or other material was infeasible:

Not Applicable.

11.  If revising or refiling this rule, identify changes made from the previously filed version of this rule; if none, please state so:

Paragraph (D) has been modified and paragraph (E) has been added so that all service retirees are given the same eligibility standards for participation in STRS Ohio's voluntary health care program. (Paragraph designations have changed with the addition of new paragraph (E) in the refiled version of this rule.)

With the passage of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, the federal minimum wage will increase on July 24, 2007. Paragraph (I)(3)(a) is being modified to ensure earnings test comply with federal thresholds.

JCARR recommended a correction to a citation in paragraph (K) of the previously filed version of this rule. The language "The Social Security Amendments of 1965," 79 Stat. 301, 42 U.S.C.A. 1395j, as amended is being substituted with the words "medicare part B" in paragraph (L) of the refiled version.

12. 119.032 Rule Review Date: 3/1/2009

(If the rule is not exempt and you answered NO to question No. 1, provide the scheduled review date. If you answered YES to No. 1, the review date for this rule is the filing date.)

NOTE: If the rule is not exempt at the time of final filing, two dates are required: the current review date plus a date not to exceed 5 years from the effective date for Amended rules or a date not to exceed 5 years from the review date for No Change rules.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

13.  Estimate the total amount by which this proposed rule would increase / decrease either revenues / expenditures for the agency during the current biennium (in dollars): Explain the net impact of the proposed changes to the budget of your agency/department.

This will have no impact on revenues or expenditures. 0

The proposed change would not impact the current STRS Ohio budget.

14.  Identify the appropriation (by line item etc.) that authorizes each expenditure necessitated by the proposed rule:

There is no line item appropriation necessitated by the proposed rule.

15.  Provide a summary of the estimated cost of compliance with the rule to all directly affected persons. When appropriate, please include the source for your information/estimated costs, e.g. industry, CFR, internal/agency:

There is no cost of compliance.

16.  Does this rule have a fiscal effect on school districts, counties, townships, or municipal corporations? No

17.  Does this rule deal with environmental protection or contain a component dealing with environmental protection as defined in R. C. 121.39? No