Introduced By: Senators Coderre, Parella, Goodwin, Connors, and Celona
Date Introduced : April 28, 1998
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 36-12-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 36-12 entitled "Insurance Benefits" is hereby amended to read as follows:
36-12-4. Coverage of retired employees. -- (a) {DEL Employees
retired prior to July 1, 1989.. - Any retired employee who is
presently retired or shall retire prior to July 1, 1989, shall
be entitled to be covered under sections 36-12-1 -- 36-12-5, for
himself and herself and, if he or she so desires, his or her dependents,
upon agreeing to pay the total cost of his or her contract at
the group rate for active state employees. Payments of any retired
employee for coverage shall be deducted from his or her retirement
allowance and remitted from time to time in payment for the contract. DEL}
{ADD Retired Employees. Any retired employee shall be entitled
to be covered under sections 36-12-1 -- 36-12-5, inclusive, for
himself and herself and, if he or she so desires, his or her dependents,
upon agreeing to pay the total cost of his or her contract at
the group rate for active state employees. Payments of any retired
employee for coverage shall be deducted from his or her retirement
allowance and remitted from time to time in payment for such contract. ADD}
(b) {ADDState ADD}employees who retire subsequent to July 1, 1989.. - Employees who retire subsequent to July 1, 1989, from active service of the state, and who were employees of the state as determined by the retirement board under section 36-8-1, shall be entitled to receive for himself or herself a retiree health care insurance benefit as described in section 36-12-1 in accordance with the following formula:
Years of Employee's Service Age State's Share Share 10-15 60 50% 50% 16-22 60 70% 30% 23-27 60 80% 20% 28+ -- 90% 10% 28+ 60 100% 0% 35+ any 100% 0%
(c) When the retiree reaches that age which will qualify him or her for Medicare supplement the formula shall be:
Years of Service State's Share Employee's Share
10 - 15 50% 50%
16 - 19 70% 30%
20 - 27 90% 10%
28+ 100% 0%
(d) If the retired employees desires, he or she shall be permitted to purchase coverage for his or her dependents upon agreeing to pay the additional cost of the contract at the group rate for active state employees. Payment for coverage for dependents shall be deducted from his or her retirement allowances and remitted as required in payment for the contract.
{ADD (e) Retired employees, including retired teachers, who are non-Medicare eligible and who reach the age of sixty-five (65) shall be allowed to continue to purchase group health care insurance benefits in the same manner as those provided to retired employees who have not reached the age of sixty-five (65). ADD}
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
