Spousal and Dependent Coverage Clause Samples

Spousal and Dependent Coverage. The spouse and *eligible dependents of an employee at the time of her retirement shall also be permitted to participate in any of the above described Retiree Health Care Plans in which the retiree participates; if they are not otherwise eligible for health care benefits through another employer. If an employee’s spouse works for an employer who provides medical coverage, they are required to elect medical coverage with their employer, so long as the spouse’s monthly contribution to the premium does not exceed 20% of the total premium cost of said coverage. The Monroe County Plan shall provide secondary coverage. To be eligible for health care benefits as the retiree and spouse must document all coverage available under the spouse’s medical plan and cooperate in the coordination of coverage to limit the Employer’s expense. Upon payment of the required contribution to illustrated premium by the retiree, retiree’s spouse and/or dependent child(ren), the Employer shall pay 50% of the remaining part of the illustrated premium for a participating retiree's spouse and *eligible dependents and the retiree shall pay the difference; provided, however, the Employer shall pay an additional 2.94% of such remaining part of the illustrated premiums for each year of the retiree’s credited service in excess of eight (8) years of credited service, not to exceed a total of twenty-five (25) years credited service or 100% of the applicable illustrated premium not covered by retiree contribution. The retiree's spouse shall also be allowed to continue to receive health care benefits following the death of the retiree as long as the spouse is covered by the retiree's health care plan at the time of the retiree's death and continues to receive the deceased retiree's retirement allowance. If a deceased retiree's spouse remarries, health care benefits shall not be available to the new spouse. Dependent children of the retiree are also eligible for continued health care coverage after the retiree's death, provided the dependent children are covered by the retiree's health care plan at the time of the retiree's death and continue as dependents of the surviving spouse of the retiree who is receiving the deceased retiree's retirement allowance. In the event a dependent child is named the deceased retiree's beneficiary and continues to receive the deceased retiree's retirement allowance and is also enrolled in the retiree's health care plan at the time of the retiree's death, the decease...