A&F issues final municipal health insurance insurance rules

The Executive Office for Administration and Finance today posted permanent regulations governing certain administrative aspects of the Municipal Health Insurance Reform Act (Ch. 69 of the Acts of 2011), which was signed on July 12.

The law charged A&F with promulgating regulations outlining administrative procedures for the expedited negotiations that will occur between municipalities and employee unions over changes to health insurance plans, and for the process to be followed by a municipal health insurance review panel if the matter is not resolved during the expedited negotiations.

Communities had been operating under emergency regulations that were issued on Aug. 12. The lifespan of the emergency regulations was 90 days.

A&F filed the updated regulations with the Secretary of State’s office, which published the permanent regulations in the Central Register on Nov. 11.

The final regulations are almost identical to the emergency regulations. The only noteworthy change is additional flexibility for delivering notices to employees after the first notice (the Advance Notice of Intent to Vote).

• Download the Municipal Health Insurance Reform Act regulations issued by A&F (72K Word file)

• Municipal Health Insurance Reform Legislation and Regulations Timeline, prepared by the MMA (192K PDF)