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ORD-2012-028 <br />Sec. 28 -36. - Health insurance. <br />Z <br />Attachment 2 <br />It is the policy of Orange County to provide permanent employees both full -time and part-time <br />(regularly scheduled at least 20 hours each workweek) with group health insurance. The cost to the <br />employee for group health insurance is determined each year. Employees also have the option, at <br />additional expense, to cover the employee's spouse, dependent child(ren), domestic partner as <br />defined in this Ordinance ffsl+ey, and /or family. <br />(a) Effective Date. Coverage is effective on the first day of the month following the date of <br />employment. <br />(b) Retiree Health Insurance. The County provides retiree health insurance and <br />contributes toward the cost of this for eligible employees. <br />(1) Employees Eligible. <br />a. A Permanent Employee €l+gibil+ty employed on or before June 30, 2012 is <br />eligible for retiree health insurance if he or she retires from Orange County <br />and meets one of the following criteria: <br />1. Has at least ten years of total Orange County Service as a <br />permanent employee. <br />2. Is age 65 or older and has at least five years of total Orange <br />County Service as a permanent employee. <br />3. Is retiring on a Disability Retirement and has at least five years of <br />total Orange County Service as a permanent employee. <br />b. A Permanent Employee employed on or after July 1, 2012 is eligible for <br />retiree health insurance if he or she retires from Orange County and meets <br />one of the following criteria: <br />1. Has at least twenty consecutive years of Orange County <br />Service as a permanent employee. <br />2. Is age 65 or older and has at least ten consecutive Years of <br />Orange County Service as a permanent employee. <br />3. Is retiring on a Disability Retirement and has at least ten <br />consecutive years of Orange County Service as a permanent <br />employee. <br />(2) Eligibility Period to Elect Participation in Retiree Health Insurance. To <br />participate in retiree health insurance, the eligible retiree must be retiring <br />directly from Orange County and request such participation within 30 calendar <br />days of the last date of employment. <br />(3) Retiree Health Insurance Plans Available <br />a. For an eligible retiree under age 65.- 4, The retiree is covered under one <br />of the County's group health insurance plans. The retiree remains on the <br />County group health insurance plan in which enrolled at retirement. During <br />any subsequent annual enrollment period, the retiree may change to <br />another County health insurance plan as well as add or drop dependents. <br />