§ 36-8-10-16.5 — Health insurance for surviving spouse and children

Indiana § 36-8-10-16.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 8: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Ch. 10: Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions

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5. (a) As used in this section, "dies in the
line of duty" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-10-10-2.
(b) This section applies to the survivors of an eligible employee who
dies in the line of duty.
(c) After December 31, 2003, the department that employed the
eligible employee who died in the line of duty shall offer to provide and
pay for health insurance coverage for the eligible employee's surviving
spouse and for each natural child, stepchild, or adopted child of the
eligible employee:
(1) until the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) until the child becomes twenty-three (23) years of age, if the
child is enrolled in and regularly attending a secondary school or
is a full-time student at an accredited college or university; or
(3) during the entire period of the child's physical or mental
disability;
whichever period is longest. If health insurance coverage is offered by
the unit to an eligible employee, the health insurance provided to a
surviving spouse or child under this subsection must be equal in
coverage to that offered to an eligible employee. The offer to provide
and pay for health insurance coverage shall remain open for as long as
there is a surviving spouse or as long as a natural child, stepchild, or
adopted child of the eligible employee is eligible for coverage under
subdivision (1), (2), or (3).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.86-2003, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.130.