In the Event of Death. An employee who meets the eligibility requirements for group insurance benefits for retired employees (using the date of death as the separation from service date), the surviving spouse or eligible domestic partner (and other dependents eligible for coverage at the time of death) may continue coverage under the benefit plans available to retirees, as if he/she was the retiree, under the same terms and conditions available to the employee, until remarriage, including the entering of a domestic partnership within the meaning established under this Agreement (for eligible dependents other than a spouse or eligible domestic partner, sooner if they lose dependent eligibility). An employee who dies and does not meet the eligibility requirements for group insurance benefits for retired employees (using the date of death as the separation from service date), the surviving spouse or eligible domestic partner (and other dependents eligible for coverage at the time of death) may continue coverage under the benefit plans available to retirees for the period of time equal to the number of years of the employee’s eligibility under the group insurance plan, or until remarriage, including the entering of a domestic partnership within the meaning established under this Agreement, whichever happens first (for eligible dependents other than a spouse or eligible domestic partner, sooner if they lose dependent eligibility).
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