Common use of Service and Disability Retirees Clause in Contracts

Service and Disability Retirees. Employees who retire as service retirees or disability retirees, prior to becoming eligible for Medicare or similar national health care benefits, are eligible to continue to participate in the City of Grand Rapids group health care plan. Eligible service or disability retirees who decline to participate in the City’s health care plan shall not be eligible to re-enter the City’s health care plan at a later date. A service retiree is an individual who immediately upon leaving active City employment is eligible for and begins receiving a retirement allowance for Age and Service Retirement (Section 1.203), Early Retirement (Section 1.208), or Special Early Retirement (Section 1.209), but does not include an individual receiving a retirement allowance for a Deferred Retirement (Section 1.

Service and Disability Retirees. Employees who retire as service retirees or disability retirees, prior to becoming eligible for Medicare or similar national health care benefits, retirees are eligible to continue to participate in the City of Grand Rapids group health care plan, as the same may be changed from time to time, until they reach age 65. Eligible service or disability retirees who decline to participate in the City’s health care plan shall not be eligible to re-enter the City’s health care plan at a later date. A service retiree is an individual who immediately upon leaving active City employment is eligible for and begins receiving a retirement allowance for Age and Service Retirement (Section 1.203), Early Retirement (Section 1.208), or Special Early Retirement (Section 1.209), but does not include an individual receiving a retirement allowance for a Deferred Retirement (Section 1.