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An Act To Expand Health Insurance Coverage To Certain State Employees
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §285, sub-§7, ¶M  is enacted to read:
 
M.  For an employee in a seasonal or other regularly recurring position available only for a portion of a year, the State shall pay a share of the individual premium for the standard plan identified and offered by the commission as follows.
 
(1) For an employee whose base annual rate of pay is projected to be less than or equal to $30,000 on July 1st of the state fiscal year for which the premium contribution is being determined, the State shall pay 95% of the individual premium for the standard plan identified and offered by the commission regardless of whether the employee is in active work status unless the employee is covered by another health insurance plan.
 
(2) For an employee whose base annual rate of pay is projected to be greater than $30,000 and less than $80,000 on July 1st of the state fiscal year for which the premium contribution is being determined, the State shall pay 90% of the individual premium for the standard plan identified and offered by the commission regardless of whether the employee is in active work status unless the employee is covered by another health insurance plan.
 
(3) For an employee whose base annual rate of pay is projected to be $80,000 or greater on July 1st of the state fiscal year for which the premium contribution is being determined, the State shall pay 85% of the individual premium for the standard plan identified and offered by the commission regardless of whether the employee is in active work status unless the employee is covered by another health insurance plan.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires the State to pay its share of the individual premium for the state employee health insurance plan for a seasonal or session-only employee regardless of whether the employee is in active work status unless the seasonal or session-only employee has health coverage under another plan.