A bill for an act relating to health insurance coverage for surviving spouses and children of deceased fire fighters and peace officers, and health insurance coverage for disabled or injured fire fighters and peace officers.

This bill requires Iowa employers (county boards, city councils, or governing bodies) to provide continued health insurance coverage for two groups: (1) surviving spouses and children of fire fighters or peace officers who died in the line of duty, and (2) disabled or injured fire fighters or peace officers receiving work-related disability benefits. Under the bill, employers must pay the full premium for the surviving family members' coverage (replacing current law where families could be required to pay part of the cost), and must cover disabled first responders until age 55. It applies to all employers offering health coverage to active employees, eliminating the option for partial employer payment. The bill directly affects surviving families of line-of-duty-deceased first responders and injured first responders receiving disability benefits.