A. Any member or survivor pension beneficiary may continue to be insured under the provisions of any affiliated public employer's group health insurance plan in effect at the time of retirement or death or under the terms of any separate subsequent group health insurance plan of the affiliated public employer if the retired member or survivor pension beneficiary pays the periodic premium charges and consents to have the association deduct the periodic premium charges from the retired member's or survivor pension beneficiary's pension. The affiliated public employer shall furnish to the association in the manner prescribed by the association a monthly listing of all members or survivor pension beneficiaries who have elected to continue to be insured in accordance with this section and shall also provide the association with written notification of any changes in insurance providers at least sixty days prior to any such change. The association shall make any such changes no later than sixty days after the date of notification.
B. Any member who retires after July 1, 1990, may be insured under the provisions of any affiliated public employer's group life insurance plan for retirees in effect at the time of retirement or death or under the terms of any separate subsequent group life insurance plan for retirees of the affiliated public employer if the retired member pays the periodic premium charges and consents to have the association deduct the periodic premium charges from the retired member's pension. The affiliated public employer shall furnish to the association in the manner prescribed by the association a monthly listing of all members who have elected to continue to be insured in accordance with this section and shall also provide the association with written notification of any changes in insurance providers at least sixty days prior to any such change. The association shall make any such changes no later than sixty days after the date of notification.
History: Laws 1987, ch. 253, § 121; 1989, ch. 347, § 2; 1990, ch. 128, § 2.
Cross references. — For amounts of group insurance contributions of governmental entities, see 10-7-4 NMSA 1978.
For right of retiree of affiliated public employer to participate in group health insurance plan, see 10-7-5.1 NMSA 1978.
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