Working Spouse. If an employee's spouse is eligible to participate, as a current employee or retiree in group health insurance and/or prescription drug insurance sponsored by his/her employer or any public retirement plan, the spouse must enroll in such employer (or public retirement plan) sponsored group insurance coverage(s). This requirement does not apply to any spouse who works less than 30 hours per week AND is required to pay more than 50% of the single premium to participate in his/her employer's group health insurance coverage and/or prescription drug insurance coverage. This requirement also does not apply to any spouse who is a retiree under a public retirement plan and enrolled in Medicare coverage. Upon the spouse's enrollment in any such employer (or public retirement plan) sponsored group insurance coverage, that coverage will become the primary payor of benefits and the coverage sponsored by the Board of Education will become the secondary payor of benefits. Any spouse who fails to enroll in any group insurance coverage sponsored by his/her employer or any public retirement plan, as required by this Section, shall be ineligible for benefits under such group insurance coverage sponsored by the Board of Education. Every employee whose spouse participates in the Board of Education's group health insurance coverage and/or prescription drug insurance coverage shall complete and submit to the Board of Education, upon request, a written certification verifying whether his/her spouse is eligible to participate in group health insurance coverage and/or prescription drug insurance coverage sponsored by the spouse's employer or any public retirement plan. If any employee fails to complete and submit the certification form by the required date, such employee's spouse will be removed immediately from all health and prescription drug insurance coverages sponsored by the Board of Education. Additional documentation may be required. If you submit false information or fail to timely advise the Plan of a change in your spouse's eligibility for employer (or public retirement plan) sponsored group health insurance and/or prescription drug insurance, and such false information or such failure by you results in the Plan providing benefits to which your spouse is not entitled, you will be personally liable to the Plan for reimbursement of benefits and expenses, including attorneys' fees and costs, incurred by the Plan. Any amount to be reimbursed by you may be deducted from the ...
Working Spouse. Any spouse of a bargaining unit member who is eligible for health insurance benefits through their employer shall maintain coverage under their employer's plan. The employee may elect family coverage from the college to cover the spouse; however, the College's coverage will be secondary for the spouse.
