§ 5-10-8-1 — Definitions

The following definitions apply in this chapter:
(1) "Employee" means:
(A) an elected or appointed officer or official, or a full-time
employee;
(B) if the individual is employed by a school corporation, a
full-time or part-time employee;
(C) for a local unit public employer, a full-time or part-time
employee or a person who provides personal services to the unit
under contract during the contract period; or
(D) a senior judge appointed under IC 33-24-3-7;
whose services have continued without interruption at least thirty
(30) days.
(2) "Group insurance" means any of the kinds of insurance
fulfilling the definitions and requirements of group insurance
contained in IC 27-1.
(3) "INPRS" refers to the Indiana public retirement system
established by IC 5-10.5-2-1.
(4) "Insurance" means insurance upon or in relation to human life
in all its forms, including life insurance, health insurance,
disability insurance, accident insurance, hospitalization insurance,
surgery insurance, medical insurance, and supplemental medical
insurance.
(5) "Local unit" includes a city, town, county, township, public
library, municipal corporation (as defined in IC 5-10-9-1), school
corporation, or charter school.
(6) "New traditional plan" means a self-insurance program
established under section 7(b) of this chapter to provide health
care coverage.
(7) "Public employer" means the state or a local unit, including
any board, commission, department, division, authority,
institution, establishment, facility, or governmental unit under the
supervision of either, having a payroll in relation to persons it
immediately employs, even if it is not a separate taxing unit. With
respect to the legislative branch of government, "public employer"
or "employer" refers to the following:
(A) The president pro tempore of the senate, with respect to
former members or employees of the senate.
(B) The speaker of the house, with respect to former members
or employees of the house of representatives.
(C) The legislative council, with respect to former employees
of the legislative services agency.
(8) "Public employer" does not include a state educational
institution.
(9) "Retired employee" means:
(A) in the case of a public employer that participates in the
public employees' retirement fund, a former employee who
qualifies for a benefit under IC 5-10.3-8 or IC 5-10.2-4;
(B) in the case of a public employer that participates in the
teachers' retirement fund under IC 5-10.4, a former employee
who qualifies for a benefit under IC 5-10.4-5; and
(C) in the case of any other public employer, a former employee
who meets the requirements established by the public employer
for participation in a group insurance plan for retired
employees.
(10) "Retirement date" means the date that the employee has
chosen to receive retirement benefits from the employees'
retirement fund.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 4-15-5-1;
19-10-4-1.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.41. Amended by
P.L.39-1986, SEC.1; P.L.56-1989, SEC.1; P.L.39-1990, SEC.1;
P.L.40-1990, SEC.1; P.L.233-1999, SEC.1; P.L.50-2000, SEC.1;
P.L.13-2001, SEC.7; P.L.98-2004, SEC.65; P.L.2-2006, SEC.14;
P.L.2-2007, SEC.81; P.L.194-2007, SEC.1; P.L.91-2011, SEC.1;
P.L.108-2019, SEC.83.