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(e) Washington state nurses association, UW medical center— 1 Montlake. 2 NEW SECTION. Sec. 908. COMPENSATION—REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES— 3 HEALTH CARE COALITION—INSURANCE BENEFITS 4 (1)(a) An agreement was reached for the 2023-2025 biennium 5 between the governor and the health care coalition under the 6 provisions of chapter 41.80 RCW. Appropriations in this act for state 7 agencies, including institutions of higher education, are sufficient 8 to implement the provisions of the 2023-2025 collective bargaining 9 agreement, which maintains the provisions of the prior agreement. 10 (b) Appropriations for state agencies in this act are sufficient 11 for represented employees outside the coalition and for 12 nonrepresented state employee health benefits. 13 (2) The appropriations for state agencies in this act are subject 14 to the following conditions and limitations: 15 (a) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit 16 premiums, public employees' benefits board administration, and the 17 uniform medical plan, shall not exceed $1,145 per eligible employee 18 for fiscal year 2024. For fiscal year 2025, the monthly employer 19 funding rate shall not exceed $1,191 per eligible employee. These 20 rates are sufficient to separate vision benefits out of medical plans 21 into stand-alone vision insurance, beginning January 1, 2025, and 22 sufficient to cover in the uniform medical plan, effective July 1, 23 2023, coverage with no cost share for up to two over the counter 24 COVID-19 tests for each member each month. 25 (b) The board shall collect a $25 per month surcharge payment 26 from members who use tobacco products and a surcharge payment of not 27 less than $50 per month from members who cover a spouse or domestic 28 partner where the spouse or domestic partner has chosen not to enroll 29 in another employer-based group health insurance that has benefits 30 and premiums with an actuarial value of not less than 95 percent of 31 the actuarial value of the public employees' benefits board plan with 32 the largest enrollment. The surcharge payments shall be collected in 33 addition to the member premium payment. 34 (c) The health care authority, subject to the approval of the 35 public employees' benefits board, shall provide subsidies for health 36 benefit premiums to eligible retired or disabled public employees and 37 school district employees who are eligible for medicare, pursuant to 38 p. 651 ESSB 5187.SL