12-5040.Group health care benefits plan; availability for retirants;
coverage, end; eligibility; cost of coverage; definitions.
(a) Each local government which provides an
employer-sponsored group health care benefits plan for the employees of the
local government shall make coverage under such group health care benefits
program available to retired former employees and their dependents, upon
written application filed with the clerk or secretary thereof within 30
days following retirement of the employee, as
provided by this section. Coverage under the employee group health care
benefits plan may cease to be made available upon (1) the retired employee
attaining age 65, (2) the retired employee failing to make required
premium payments on a timely basis, or (3) the retired employee becoming
covered or becoming eligible to be covered under a plan of another employer.
(b) Each such local government shall make such coverage available to all
persons who were employed by the local government for
not less than 10 years and who retired from such
employment after December 31, 1988, and may make such coverage available to
other retired employees and their dependents. Each such retired employee
who elects to continue such coverage may be required to contribute to the
employee group health benefits plan, including the administrative costs
thereof, but such contribution shall not exceed 125% of the premium
cost for other similarly situated employees. The local government may pay
for all or part of the cost of continuing the employee group health care
benefits plan coverage for such retired former employees and their dependents.
(c) As used in this section, "local government" means any county, city,
township, special district, unified school district or any instrumentality
of any one or several of
such governmental entities; and "retired" means any employee who
has
terminated employment and is receiving a retirement or disability benefit
for service with the local government from which they terminated employment.
12-5040.Group health care benefits plan; availability for retirants;
coverage, end; eligibility; cost of coverage; definitions.
(a) Each local government which provides an
employer-sponsored group health care benefits plan for the employees of the
local government shall make coverage under such group health care benefits
program available to retired former employees and their dependents, upon
written application filed with the clerk or secretary thereof within 30
days following retirement of the employee, as
provided by this section. Coverage under the employee group health care
benefits plan may cease to be made available upon (1) the retired employee
attaining age 65, (2) the retired employee failing to make required
premium payments on a timely basis, or (3) the retired employee becoming
covered or becoming eligible to be covered under a plan of another employer.
(b) Each such local government shall make such coverage available to all
persons who were employed by the local government for
not less than 10 years and who retired from such
employment after December 31, 1988, and may make such coverage available to
other retired employees and their dependents. Each such retired employee
who elects to continue such coverage may be required to contribute to the
employee group health benefits plan, including the administrative costs
thereof, but such contribution shall not exceed 125% of the premium
cost for other similarly situated employees. The local government may pay
for all or part of the cost of continuing the employee group health care
benefits plan coverage for such retired former employees and their dependents.
(c) As used in this section, "local government" means any county, city,
township, special district, unified school district or any instrumentality
of any one or several of
such governmental entities; and "retired" means any employee who
has
terminated employment and is receiving a retirement or disability benefit
for service with the local government from which they terminated employment.
12-5040.Group health care benefits plan; availability for retirants;
coverage, end; eligibility; cost of coverage; definitions.
(a) Each local government which provides an
employer-sponsored group health care benefits plan for the employees of the
local government shall make coverage under such group health care benefits
program available to retired former employees and their dependents, upon
written application filed with the clerk or secretary thereof within 30
days following retirement of the employee, as
provided by this section. Coverage under the employee group health care
benefits plan may cease to be made available upon (1) the retired employee
attaining age 65, (2) the retired employee failing to make required
premium payments on a timely basis, or (3) the retired employee becoming
covered or becoming eligible to be covered under a plan of another employer.
(b) Each such local government shall make such coverage available to all
persons who were employed by the local government for
not less than 10 years and who retired from such
employment after December 31, 1988, and may make such coverage available to
other retired employees and their dependents. Each such retired employee
who elects to continue such coverage may be required to contribute to the
employee group health benefits plan, including the administrative costs
thereof, but such contribution shall not exceed 125% of the premium
cost for other similarly situated employees. The local government may pay
for all or part of the cost of continuing the employee group health care
benefits plan coverage for such retired former employees and their dependents.
(c) As used in this section, "local government" means any county, city,
township, special district, unified school district or any instrumentality
of any one or several of
such governmental entities; and "retired" means any employee who
has
terminated employment and is receiving a retirement or disability benefit
for service with the local government from which they terminated employment.