Sec. 1575.161. OPEN ENROLLMENT; ADDITIONAL ENROLLMENT PERIODS. (a) A retiree eligible for coverage under the group program may select any coverage provided under this chapter for which the person is otherwise eligible:
(1) on any date that is on or after the date the person retires and on or before the 90th day after that date; and
(2) during any other open enrollment periods for retirees set by the trustee by rule.
(b) In addition to the enrollment periods authorized under Subsection (a), a retiree who:
(1) is enrolled in the group program as of August 31, 2004, and who is 65 years of age or older on that date may select coverage as described by Subsections (c) and (d) on September 1, 2004;
(2) is enrolled in the group program as of August 31, 2004, and who is 65 years of age after that date may select coverage as described by Subsections (c) and (d) on the date that the retiree is 65 years of age; or
(3) enrolls in the group program on or after September 1, 2004, and who is 65 years of age or older on or after that date may select coverage as described in Subsections (c) and (d) on the date that the retiree is 65 years of age.
(c) If a retiree described by Subsection (b) is not covered by the Medicare program, the retiree may enroll in the next-higher coverage tier under the group program and may add dependent coverage in that same coverage tier.
(d) If a retiree described by Subsection (b) is covered by the Medicare program, the retiree may enroll in any coverage tier under the group program and may add dependent coverage in that same coverage tier.
(e) This section does not affect the right of a retiree enrolled in a coverage tier under the group program to select a lower level of coverage at any time.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2004. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 16.06, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 354 (H.B. 1191), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
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