Retiree Coverage. 1. An employee may participate in an MCHCP plan when s/he retires if s/he is fully vested in the retirement plan upon ter- mination and the public entity remains with MCHCP. The public entity must make the benefits available to all retirees, past and future, who meet the vesting requirements. The employee may elect coverage for him/herself and dependents and his/her spouse/child(xxx), provided the employee and his/her spouse/child(ren) have been continu- ously covered for health care benefits— A. Through MCHCP since the effec- tive date of the last open enrollment period; B. Through MCHCP since the initial date of eligibility; or C. Through group or individual med- ical coverage for the six (6) months immedi- ately prior to retirement. Proof of prior group or individual coverage (letter from previous insurance carrier or former employer with dates of effective coverage and list of persons covered) is required. 2. If the retiree’s spouse is an active public entity employee or retiree and enrolled in MCHCP, both spouses may transfer to coverage under the plan in which his/her spouse is enrolled or from his/her spouse’s coverage to his/her coverage at any time as long as both spouses are eligible for MCHCP coverage and their coverage is continuous. 3. If a retiree who is eligible for cover- age elects not to be continuously covered for him/herself and his/her spouse/child(ren) with MCHCP from the date first eligible, or does not apply for coverage for him/herself and his/her spouse/child(xxx) within thirty- one (31) days of his/her eligibility date, the retiree and his/her spouse/child(xxx) shall not thereafter be eligible for coverage unless specified elsewhere herein.
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Samples: Health Care Plan Rules, Health Care Plan Rules, Health Care Plan Rules
