Rep. Frank J. Mautino
Filed: 3/23/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4572
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4572, AS AMENDED, in | ||||||
3 | Section 5, by replacing all of subsection (h) of Sec. 3 as | ||||||
4 | follows:
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6 | "(h) "Dependent", when the term is used in the context of | ||||||
7 | the health
and life plan, means a member's spouse and any | ||||||
8 | unmarried child (1) from
birth to age 19 including an adopted | ||||||
9 | child, a child who lives with the
member from the time of the | ||||||
10 | filing of a petition for adoption until entry
of an order of | ||||||
11 | adoption, a stepchild or recognized child who lives with the
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12 | member in a parent-child relationship, or a child who lives | ||||||
13 | with the member
if such member is a court appointed guardian of | ||||||
14 | the child, or (2)
age 19 to 23 enrolled as a full-time student | ||||||
15 | in any accredited school,
financially dependent upon the | ||||||
16 | member, and eligible to be claimed as a
dependent for income | ||||||
17 | tax purposes, or (3) age 19 or over who has a mental or | ||||||
18 | physical disability, is financially dependent upon the member, | ||||||
19 | and is eligible to be claimed as a dependent for income tax | ||||||
20 | purposes. Disability for purposes of this Act may be, but is | ||||||
21 | not required to be, proved by a showing that a dependent is | ||||||
22 | eligible to receive disability benefits under the federal | ||||||
23 | Social Security Act
is mentally
or physically handicapped . For
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24 | the health plan only, the term "dependent" also includes any | ||||||
25 | person
enrolled prior to the effective date of this Section who | ||||||
26 | is dependent upon
the member to the extent that the member may |
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1 | claim such person as a
dependent for income tax deduction | ||||||
2 | purposes; no other such
person may be enrolled.
For the health | ||||||
3 | plan only, the term "dependent" also includes any person who
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4 | has received after June 30, 2000 an organ transplant and who is | ||||||
5 | financially
dependent upon the member and eligible to be | ||||||
6 | claimed as a dependent for income
tax purposes. For purposes of | ||||||
7 | the health plan, the term "dependent" shall be liberally | ||||||
8 | construed by the courts and by the Department in a manner that | ||||||
9 | assures adequate health care for children and persons with | ||||||
10 | disabilities. ".
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