HB0136

Modifies the eligibility and participation requirements for volunteer first responders in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan.

• Excludes the Affordable Care Act marketplace exchange from government-sponsored health care programs that would disqualify volunteer first responders from participating in the state group insurance plan. (W.S. 9-3-220(a)(ii))
• Allows volunteer firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and search and rescue persons to enroll in the state group insurance plan within 31 days of the bill's enactment or within 31 days after completing 90 days of volunteering. (W.S. 9-3-220(a))
• Requires volunteers to pay their full monthly insurance premiums, with the option for their employer department to contribute a portion of the premium cost. (W.S. 9-3-220(b))
• Requires the department to establish the procedure for volunteer premium submission. (W.S. 9-3-220(b))
• Requires volunteers to submit annual verification of their continued volunteer status to the department, reviewed and signed by their supervisor. (W.S. 9-3-220(c))

Effective: July 1, 2025

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