CHAPTER 80
S.P. 253 - L.D. 822
An Act to Grant Visually Impaired Operators of Government Vending Facilities Access to State Health Insurance at Their Own Expense
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§1, ¶F-3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. L, §10, is amended to read:
F-3. Any employee of the Maine State Retirement System; and
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. L, §11, is further amended to read:
G. Subject to subsection 1-A, employees in any of the categories denominated in paragraphs A to F-1 and paragraph F-3 who:
(1) On April 26, 1968, have retired and who were covered under group health plans that by virtue of Public Law 1967, chapter 543 were terminated;
(2) After April 26, 1968, retire and who on the date of their retirement are currently enrolled in this group health plan as employees;
(3) After December 2, 1986, and after reaching normal retirement age, cease to be members of the Legislature and are recipients of retirement allowances from the Maine State Retirement System based upon creditable service as teachers, as defined by section 17001, subsection 42. This paragraph also applies to former members who were members on December 2, 1986; or
(4) After December 2, 1986, and not yet normal retirement age, cease to be members of the Legislature and are recipients of retirement allowances from the Maine State Retirement System based upon creditable service as teachers, as defined by section 17001, subsection 42. This paragraph also applies to former members who were members on December 2, 1986.; and
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§1, ¶H is enacted to read:
H. A blind person operating a vending facility pursuant to Title 26, section 1418-F under the direction of the Department of Labor, Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. G, §2, is further amended to read:
7. Payment by State. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the State, through the commission, shall pay 100% of only the employee's share of this health plan, except for Legislators, for whom the State shall pay 50% of the health plan premium for dependent coverage. For any person appointed to a position after November 1, 1981, who is employed less than full time, the State shall pay a share of the employee's share reduced pro rata to reflect the reduced number of work hours. The State may not pay any portion of the health plan premium for a blind person eligible for the group health plan under subsection 1, paragraph H.
For persons who were first employed before July 1, 1991, the State shall pay 100% of only the retiree's share of the premiums for this health plan for persons who were previously eligible for this health plan pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph A and who have subsequently become eligible pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph G.
For persons who were first employed by the State after July 1, 1991, the State shall pay a pro rata share portion of only the retiree's share of the premiums, as described in this section, for this health plan for persons who were previously eligible for this health plan pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph A and who have subsequently become eligible pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph G based on the total number of years of participation in the group health plan prior to retirement as follows:
See title page for effective date.
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