§ 36-8-8-17.2 — Voluntary benefit deductions

Indiana § 36-8-8-17.2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 8: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Ch. 8: 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and

Text

2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of this chapter, a person receiving a disability, retirement, or survivor
monthly benefit under this chapter may, after June 30, 2004, authorize
the system board to make a deduction from the benefit.
(b) An authorization for a deduction from a disability, retirement, or
survivor monthly benefit paid under this chapter is valid only if all the
following requirements are met:
(1) The authorization is:
(A) in writing;
(B) signed personally by the person receiving the benefit;
(C) revocable at any time by the person receiving the benefit
upon written notice to the system board; and
(D) agreed to in writing by the system board.
(2) An executed copy of the authorization is delivered to the
system board within ten (10) days after its execution.
(3) The deduction is made for a purpose described in subsection
(c).
(c) A deduction under this section may be made for the purpose of
paying any of the following:
(1) A premium on a policy of insurance for medical, surgical,
hospitalization, dental, vision, long term care, or Medicare
supplement coverage offered to retired fund members by the fund
member's former employer, the state, or the system board.
(2) Dues payable by the person receiving the benefit to a labor
organization of which the person is a member.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.183-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.35-2012, SEC.135; P.L.179-2018, SEC.13.