HSB 598

This bill relates to protections for certain members of the military concerning employment and insurance coverage. The bill requires that if a member of the civil air patrol who is insured as a dependent under a group policy for accident or health insurance as a full-time student less than years of age, whose coverage under the group policy would otherwise terminate while the member is performing duties as a member of the civil air patrol, the member shall be considered to have been continuously insured under the group policy for the purpose of returning to the insured dependent status as a full-time student who is less than years of age. The bill makes current provisions which do not extend group policy insurance coverage to an injury suffered or a disease contracted in the line of duty applicable a member of the civil air patrol or any regular, reserve, or auxiliary member of the United States coast guard.43 relating to discrimination, leaves of absence, and continuation of health coverage to any regular, reserve, or auxiliary member of the United States coast guard in another state who is employed in this state.