A bill for an act providing for the continuation of health insurance in certain circumstances for the surviving spouse and each surviving child of employees of the state of Iowa.

This bill allows surviving spouses and children of Iowa state employees to maintain their health insurance coverage if the employee died from a work-related traumatic injury (such as a workplace accident), excluding deaths from stress, chronic illness, misconduct, or gross negligence. It requires the state to permit continued coverage or reenrollment for eligible families, though the state isn’t obligated to pay for it - families may cover costs if the state doesn’t. Coverage continues until eligibility is confirmed or if the family becomes ineligible for other reasons (e.g., remarriage). The bill specifically applies to employees covered under Iowa’s state health insurance plans at the time of death.