Sunshine Act Statement

Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided through the annual notice of the schedule of regular meetings of the Commission filed with and prominently posted in the offices of the Secretary of State.  The 2013 annual meeting schedule was mailed to the Secretary of State, Star Ledger and the Trenton Times on December 7, 2012.

RESOLUTION A

RESOLUTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION
TO CONSIDER MEMBERS’ HEALTH BENEFITS APPEAL

“In accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-13, be it resolved that the School Employees’ Health Benefits Commission go into closed session for purposes of discussing matters pertaining to benefits provided under the School Employees’ Health Benefits Program which involves material involving personal medical and health records, data, reports and recommendations relating to specific individuals, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:4-12(3), and includes Protected Health Information maintained as confidential under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

The actions taken during closed session are anticipated to become available to the public at the conclusion of the meeting and are posted on the Division of Pensions and Benefits’ website within a reasonable time; except all personal information pertaining to an individual shall be redacted of all identifying information unless the member waives his privacy interest and consents in writing to disclosure in accord with HIPAA.”

RESOLUTION B

RESOLUTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
TO REQUEST/RECEIVE ATTORNEY-CLIENT ADVICE FROM THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

“In accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-13, be it resolved that the School Employees’ Health Benefits Commission go into closed (executive) session to discuss matters falling within the attorney client privilege, and/or matters in which litigation is pending or anticipated, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:4-12(7).

The minutes of such meeting shall remain confidential until after such time as the Commission determines that the need of confidentiality no longer exists and the matters discussed can be disclosed and the Commission waives the attorney-client privilege.”

Carrier Updates

SETTLEMENT PROPOSALS

ADJOURNMENT