§87A-21 - Eligibility.

[§87A-21] Eligibility. (a) The board
shall establish eligibility criteria to determine who can qualify as an
employee-beneficiary, dependent-beneficiary, or qualified-beneficiary,
consistent with the provisions of this chapter.

(b) A retired member of the employees'
retirement system; a county pension system; or a police, firefighters, and
bandsmen pension system of the State or county, shall be eligible to qualify as
an employee-beneficiary:

(1) Regardless of whether the retired member was
actively employed by the State or county at the time of the retired employee's
retirement; and

(2) Without regard to the date of the retired
member's retirement.

(1) Regardless of whether the retired member was
actively employed by the State or county at the time of the retired employee's
retirement; and

(2) Without regard to the date of the retired
member's retirement. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]