A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make technical and other changes to the state health plan for teachers and state employees statutes, as REQUESTED by the State Health Plan.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 135‑48.30(a)(5) reads as rewritten:
"§ 135‑48.30.  Powers and duties of the State Treasurer.
(a)	The State Treasurer shall have the following powers and duties:
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(5)	May adopt, implement, and administer population health management programs, including case and disease management programs and wellness programs or incentives."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 135‑48.40(b)(1) reads as rewritten:
"(1)	All permanent full‑time employees of an employing unit who 			are employed on a recurring basis and who are expected to work 30 or more hours per week for nine or more months per calendar year."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 135‑48.40(b)(2) is repealed.
SECTION 4.  G.S. 135‑48.42(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	Eligible employees and retirees may only change their elections, including adding or removing dependents, during the Plan year due to a qualifying event as defined under federal law."
SECTION 5.  G.S. 135‑48.43(b)(3) reads as rewritten:
"(3)	Retiring employees and dependents enrolled when first eligible after an employee's retirement are subject to no waiting period for preexisting conditions under the Plan. Retiring employees not enrolled or not adding dependents age 19 and older when first eligible after an employee's retirement may enroll at a later time during annual enrollment, but may be subject to a 12‑month waiting period for preexisting conditions except as provided in subdivision (a)(3) of this section."
SECTION 6.  G.S. 135‑48.51 reads as rewritten:
"§ 135‑48.51.  Coverage and operational mandates related to Chapter 58 of the General Statutes.
The following provisions of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes apply to the State Health Plan:
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(8)	G.S. 58‑3‑250, Payment obligations for covered services.
(9)	G.S. 58‑3‑265, Prohibition on managed care provider incentives.
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SECTION 7.  G.S. 147‑86.23 reads as rewritten:
"§ 147‑86.23.  Interest and penalties.
A State agency shall charge interest at the rate established pursuant to G.S. 105‑241.21 on a past‑due account receivable from the date the account receivable was due until it is paid. A State agency shall add to a past‑due account receivable a late payment penalty of no more than ten percent (10%) of the account receivable. A State agency may waive a late‑payment penalty for good cause shown. If another statute requires the payment of interest or a penalty on a past‑due account receivable, this section does not apply to that past‑due account receivable. This section does not apply to money owed to the University of North Carolina Health Care System or to East Carolina University's Division of Health Sciences for health care  services; to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority for money owed to the Authority for  tolls; or to the North Carolina State Health Plan for past‑due account receivables related to premiums and claims payments."
SECTION 8.  Sections 2, 4, and 5 become effective July 1, 2013, and apply to plan years beginning on or after that date. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.