NN ORD-1997-031 Personnel Ordinance Revision - Retiree Health Insurance

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5 Attachment 2 Current Orange County Personnel Ordinance Article IV, Section 7.2, Retiree Health Insurance 7.2 Retiree Health Insurance 7.2.1 An employee who retires from Orange County with at least 10 years of total Orange County service as a permanent employee and whose last North Carolina local government retirement system employer providing major medical coverage was Orange County, is covered, upon request, by the County's group health insurance plan. Such request must be made within 30 days of the Orange County retirement effective date. The eligible retiree has the option, at additional expense, to cover the retiree's spouse,dependent children and/or family. The County continues its contribution for the retiree's and any covered spouse's or dependent's health insurance coverage at the same amount it contributes for employees. The retiree continues paying any additional premiums required at the rates established for dependent coverage. 7.2.2 When the retiree and/or covered dependent becomes eligible for Medicare, Medicare becomes the primary insurer and the County becomes the secondary insurer. County group health insurance coverage is canceled and replaced by Medicare supplement insurance. The County pays the cost of the individual retiree's Medicare supplement coverage so long as this does not exceed the contribution the County makes for individual employee coverage. The retiree is responsible for the cost of any spouseldependent Medicare supplement coverage. 7.2.3 An employee with less than 10 years of Orange County service as a permanent employee may continue coverage on the County's group plan if under age 65 at the employee's own cost for up to 18 months or, if determined disabled under Social Security, for up to 29 months, as provided under COBRA.