SB 190

On and after July 1, 2025, if an employer terminates the employment of an employee who is known to the employer to be pregnant, and such employee was covered by an employer-sponsored h ealth benefit plan prior to termination, then this bill prohibits the employer from (i) stopping payment to the health insurer of the employer's share of the cost to provide coverage of the former employee under the employer-sponsored health benefit plan o r (ii) requesting that the health insurer that issued the employer-sponsored health benefit plan terminate the employee's coverage until the employer has received a signed written statement pursuant to this bill. This bill prohibits a health insurer fro m terminating the former employee's coverage under the employer-sponsored health benefit plan based upon a request from the employer unless such request is accompanied by proof of the employer's receipt of the former employee's signed written statement des cribed in this bill. REQUIRED STATEMENT This bill requires an employee whose employment is terminated while the employee is pregnant and covered under an employer-sponsored health benefit plan to , within 30 days after the date the employee's pregnancy ends in childbirth or otherwise, notify the employer using a signed written statement indicating the date the pregnancy ended. The signed written statement may be submitted by electronic means. If a former employee fails to notify the employer of the en d of the employee's pregnancy, then this bill authorizes the employer to bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the employer's costs to maintain continued coverage of the former employee under the employer-sponsored health benefit plan from the date of termination of employment.