Sec. 16-212. Health and life insurance plans

The County Executive shall establish health and life insurance plans for the benefit of all permanent status employees. Said plans may provide for contributions by both the County and participating employees toward the cost of maintaining said plans. The benefits established under said plans, as well as any County contributions thereto, may be increased from time to time by the County Executive, but said benefits and/or contributions shall not be decreased by the County Executive without the prior approval of the County Council by resolution or by a specific reduction of the amount of funds budgeted for said purposes. Any insurer contracted with or procured by the County to provide health insurance to county employees shall offer at least one health insurance plan to county employees that includes a hospital that both provides inpatient hospital care and is located in Prince George's County in the health insurance plan's coverage network for inpatient hospital care. This provision shall apply prospectively to the time of the County contract renewal, extension, or procurement for health insurance plans. Any insurer contracted with or procured by the County to provide health insurance to county employees shall offer IVF and Egg Freezing fertility coverage as an offered part of health insurance. Egg Freezing coverage for purposes of this section shall involve proactive care and egg storage for a period of not less than ten (10) years. This provision shall apply prospectively to the time of the County contract renewal, extension, or procurement for health insurance plans.