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o~p,O - ~oa~, ~ ~d <br />_ ~ .~ Issue Date: June 25, 2009 ~ r ~ vp <br />Orange County Personnel Ordinance <br />An employee is eligible for retiree health insurance if he or she retires <br />from Orange County and meets one of the following criteria. <br />• Has at least 10 years of total Orange County Service as a permanent <br />employee. <br />• Is age 65 or older and has at least five years of total Orange County <br />Service as a permanent employee. <br />• Is retiring on a Disability Retirement and has at least five years of <br />total Orange County Service as a permanent employee. <br />7.2.2 Eligibility Period To Elect Participation In Retiree Health Insurance <br />To participate in retiree health insurance, the eligible retiree must be <br />retiring directly from Orange County and request such participation within <br />30 calendar days of the last date of employment. <br />7.2.3 Retiree Health Insurance Plans Available <br />For an eligible retiree under age 65: <br />The retiree is covered under one of the County's group health insurance <br />plans. The retiree remains on the County group health insurance plan in <br />which enrolled at retirement. During any subsequent annual enrollment <br />period, the retiree may change to another County health insurance plan as <br />well as add or drop dependents. <br />For an eligible retiree age 65 or older: <br />Medicare becomes the primary insurer and the County becomes the <br />secondary. insurer. County group health insurance ends. The retiree <br />enrolls in Medicare Part A and Part B and pays the cost. The County <br />provides Medicare supplement insurance, as specified in this Ordinance. <br />7.2.4 County Contribution For Retiree Health Insurance <br />Effective July 1, 2008, Orange County will not subsidize the Effective <br />cost of retiree dependent health care for employees hired after o~ioiios <br />July 1, 2008. <br />For an eligible retiree with 10 years of total Orange County service as a <br />permanent employee, the County subsides the cost of retiree health <br />insurance as follows: <br />Retiree Dependent <br />Retiree/De~endent Health Plan Type Supplement* Supylement* <br />Article IV -Page 11 <br />