(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5-259, the Comptroller, with the approval of the Attorney General and the Insurance Commissioner, shall arrange and procure a group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance and dental insurance plan for the probate judges and employees retirement system with coverage equal to that available under section 5-259, or otherwise available, to retired state employees and their spouses and surviving spouses.

(b) Any member of the probate judges and employees retirement system who is retired and receiving benefits from such system, and the spouse of any such member, and upon the death of any such member, such member's surviving spouse, while receiving benefits from such system, may elect to participate in the group insurance plan procured by the Comptroller under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The premium charged for any such member and spouse or surviving spouse who elects to participate in the group hospitalization and medical and surgical portion of such coverage shall be paid from funds appropriated to the State Comptroller, for Fringe Benefits, for Retired State Employees Health Service Cost. Twenty per cent of the premium charged for any such member and spouse or surviving spouse who elects to participate in the group dental portion of such coverage shall be paid from said funds, and the remainder of the premium for such coverage shall be paid by the participant. On July 1, 2011, and monthly thereafter, the State Treasurer shall transfer from the General Fund to the State Comptroller the amount of premium due for the month pursuant to this subsection, as certified by the State Comptroller.

(d) Any such member and spouse or surviving spouse who is a participant in the group insurance plan in effect prior to October 1, 1994, may elect to participate in the plan set forth in subsection (a) of this section at the premiums set forth in subsection (c) of this section, provided such election is made within sixty days of October 1, 1994.

(P.A. 88-155, S. 7; P.A. 94-98, S. 8; P.A. 05-288, S. 148, 149; P.A. 09-114, S. 6; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 37.)

History: Sec. 45-29y transferred to Sec. 45a-56 in 1991; P.A. 94-98 amended Subsec. (a) to require comptroller to procure dental insurance plan for probate judges and employees retirement system, amended Subsec. (c) by eliminating provision re payment of 50% of premium for group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance and requiring payment of 20% of premium charged for dental insurance from the retirement fund, and added Subsec. (d) re participation in dental insurance plan, requiring election to participate within 60 days of October 1, 1994; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (d), effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 09-114 amended Subsec. (c) to replace provision re payment from retirement fund with provision re payment from funds appropriated to Comptroller, and to provide that on July 1, 2011, and monthly thereafter, State Treasurer shall transfer from the General Fund to Comptroller the amount of premium due for the month, effective January 1, 2011, and applicable to premiums paid on or after January 1, 2011; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 changed effective date of P.A. 09-114, S. 6, from effective January 1, 2011, and applicable to premiums paid on or after January 1, 2011, to effective July 1, 2011, and applicable to premiums paid on or after that date, effective October 5, 2009.