KRS 67A.345: Continued health insurance eligibility for retirees -- Benefits --

Payments made to provider -- Group rates for spouses, dependents, and

disabled children.

(1) All members of the fund operated pursuant to KRS 67A.360 to 67A.690, and all

members of the urban-county government city employees pension fund who

retired prior to July 1, 1999, and who did not terminate their participation in the

group health insurance plan provided by the urban-county government before

that date, and all members who retire on or after July 1, 1999, or who withdrew

from service on a certificate prior to September 18, 2002, or who withdraw on a

certificate as provided by KRS 67A.410(3)(a) or (b), shall continue to be eligible

to participate, at the member's cost, in a group health insurance plan approved

by the urban-county council for such retirees.

(2) The urban-county government shall provide, on behalf of all eligible members

of the fund operated pursuant to KRS 67A.360 to 67A.690 and city employees

pension, the following benefits:

(a) A sum equal to the single premium for the plan coverage selected by the

retiree, but not more than one hundred percent (100%) of the

urban-county government's contribution to the health insurance

component of the benefit pool for current urban-county government

employees; and

(b) Upon the death of a member of the fund operated pursuant to KRS

67A.360 to 67A.690 that is due to occupational causes, the urban-county

government shall pay to the approved provider of the group health

insurance plan one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the family

medical coverage for the member's surviving spouse and dependent

children as long as they remain eligible for a monthly retirement

allowance from the retirement fund.

(3) No benefits shall be available under this section to retired members who were

not, immediately prior to July 1, 1999, participants in the group health

insurance plan coverage provided to urban-county government employees and

retirees or who retire on or after July 1, 1999, and, at the time of their

retirement, do not elect to participate in the group health insurance plan

coverage provided pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(4) Benefits shall be available under this section to members of the fund operated

pursuant to KRS 67A.360 to 67A.690 who:

(a) Prior to September 18, 2002, withdrew from service on a certificate when

they attain the age of forty-six (46) years if, at the time they withdrew from

service, they elected to participate in the group health insurance plan

coverage provided pursuant to subsection (1) of this section upon

attaining age forty-six (46);

(b) Withdraw on a certificate entitling them to a pension benefit at the age of

forty-one (41) as provided by KRS 67A.410(3)(a) if, at the time they

withdraw from service, they elect to participate in the group health

insurance plan coverage provided pursuant to subsection (1) of this

section upon attaining age forty-one (41); or

(c) Withdraw on a certificate entitling them to a pension benefit at the age of

fifty (50) as provided by KRS 67A.410(3)(b) if, at the time they withdraw

from service, they elect to participate in the group health insurance plan

coverage provided pursuant to subsection (1) of this section upon

attaining age fifty (50).

(5) All payments shall be made to the approved provider of the group health

insurance plan, not to the retiree, and the retiree shall not be entitled to receive

any portion of the government contribution remaining after payment is made to

the approved provider.

(6) Group rates under the group health insurance plan approved by the

urban-county council under subsection (1) of this section shall be made

available to the spouse, dependents, and disabled children, regardless of the

disabled child's age, of a qualified and participating retiree, if the premium for

the spouse, dependent, or disabled child is paid by the retired member,

spouse, dependent, or disabled child, by payroll deduction or similar method.