An Act To Change Health Care Provisions for Retired Legislators

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§1-A, ¶C,  as amended by PL 1997, c. 652, §2 and affected by §4, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§1-B,  as repealed and replaced by PL 2005, c. 636, Pt. A, §1, is amended to read:

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Current law allows a person who retires from the Legislature to participate in the State's group health plan as long as that person participated for at least one year in the group health plan prior to retiring.

This bill removes from eligibility for participation in the group health plan a person who retires from the Legislature after January 1, 2011 and whose only creditable service is as a member of the Legislature. A person who has other creditable service as a teacher or member of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System retains eligibility for participation in the group health plan upon retirement.