City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manual

City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał

F. Retiree premiums for health and dental insurance must be deducted from the monthly pension benefit provided by the NCLGERS. G. At Open Enrollment, retirees have the option of continuing health care or using the City contribution as a deposit to the CityFlex Medical Spending Account. If the retiree has other health coverage and chooses to have a Medical Spending Account rather than health insurance through the City, the City will contribute to the Medical Spending Account the same amount that would have been contributed to the retiree’s health insurance. 5.2 Eligibility A. Retirees and their spouses may remain covered by health insurance until age 65 as long as the retiree is living. Upon the retiree’s death, the spouse has the option of continuing coverage under COBRA provisions. See Section 4.9 above and related references. Retirees and their spouses may be covered by dental insurance with no age limit as long as the retiree is living and they are covered at the time of the City employee’s retirement. B. Children under the age of 26 and children of any age who are permanently handicapped prior to age 26 may be covered on the retiree’s health insurance. Children may be covered by dental insurance only if they were enrolled prior to or at the time of the employee’s retirement or are newly acquired dependents after retirement through a qualifying event. C. Children who do not have access to other health insurance may be covered until the end of the month they become age 26. Children who do not have access to any other dental insurance may be covered until age 26 on dental insurance only if they were enrolled prior to or at the time of the employee’s retirement or are newly acquired dependents after retirement through a qualifying event. D. When requested, retirees must complete a handicapped dependent eligibility verification form and a physician’s written statement providing proof of the dependent child’s handicapped status. 5.3 Enrollment A. Retirees may enroll dependents in health insurance at the time of retirement. Retirees must enroll dependents in dental insurance at the time of retirement if they wish to have dependents covered on the City’s dental plan. B. After retirement, dependents may be enrolled in health insurance at open enrollment, usually in the fall of each year, for the next plan year. Dependents cannot be added to dental insurance at open enrollment. 5.4 Coverage Changes A. Retirees may make changes to health insurance coverage levels at open enrollment each

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