Sec. 45a-56. (Formerly Sec. 45-29y). Hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance and dental insurance plan. Eligibility. Payment of premium. Election to participate in dental insurance plan. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 45a-56. (Formerly Sec. 45-29y). Hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance and dental insurance plan. Eligibility. Payment of premium. Election to participate in dental insurance plan. (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 the retirement fund established pursuant to section 45a-35. 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 retirement fund, and the remainder of the premium for such coverage shall be paid by the participant.

      (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.)

      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.