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1999 SESSION

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HB 1643 Retired state employees health insurance credit; state health plan.

Introduced by: John H. Tate, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Retired state employees health insurance credit; state health plan. Allows former state employees with at least 15 years of creditable service to participate in the state health plan, receive the retiree health insurance credit, or both, if after leaving state service they worked for a local government which does not elect to provide a retiree health insurance credit. Currently, a retired state employee is barred from participating in the state health plan if he failed to elect to participate in the plan within 31 days following the effective date of retirement. The measure also clarifies that a former state employee who defers his retirement benefits is eligible to receive the health insurance credit, to participate in the state health plan, or both, upon the effective date of his deferred retirement. Persons who have been ineligible to participate in the state health plan or receive the credit under the existing law, but would have been eligible if this measure had been in effect, may enroll within 180 days following this measure's effective date to receive such benefits prospectively.


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