Health Insurance Benefits. A bargaining unit member may elect to receive a retiree group health benefit program. The Board shall provide a group health benefit program for a retiree (excluding dependents) who has reached the age of 55 years, qualifies for retirement under PERS, and has served the District for ten (10) years, each year of which would qualify as a sufficient length of service for purposes of advancement. The ten (10) years need not be continuous, but shall have been served within the last fifteen (15) years. The retiree shall no longer be eligible for this benefit when the retiree becomes eligible for Medicare, or when the retiree becomes eligible for a group medical benefit plan with another employer or agency. The benefit shall be available for any qualified unit member who retires prior to June 30, 2009. Unit members hired on or after July 1, 2010, must complete twenty (20) years of satisfactory service in the District by June 30 of the year in which the unit member otherwise qualifies for retirement under PERS to be eligible for early retirement health benefits. The twenty (20) years need not be continuous, but shall have been served within the last twenty-five (25) years. It is understood that if the health benefits plan is revised, the retiree will be subject to the same health plan coverage as is provided for the active unit member. The retiree has the option to obtain coverage for eligible dependents at the retiree’s expense. Notwithstanding the expiration of this Agreement, coverage will remain in effect for any employee who retires under this Article prior to June 30, 2009, as long as the unit member meets the requirements stated herein.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
