§ 9-3-218 — Retiree membership in plan

(a) A retiree is eligible for coverage under the group
insurance plan at premium rates established by the department,
provided:
(i) Application to continue coverage is made to the
department within thirty-one (31) days after termination of the
retiree's employment;
(ii) The retiree has had medical coverage in effect
under the group insurance plan for at least one (1) year
immediately prior to the date of retirement and is eligible to
receive a retirement benefit under the Wyoming retirement
system; and either:
(A) Has attained the age of fifty (50) on the
date of retirement and has at least four (4) years of service
credit under the Wyoming retirement system as an employee of one
(1) of the employing entities participating in the plan; or
(B) Has at least twenty (20) years of service
credit under the Wyoming retirement system as an employee of one
(1) of the employing entities participating in the plan.
(b) Within the application period provided under paragraph
(a)(i) of this section, the retiree may elect to continue
coverage of his eligible dependents under the group insurance
plan provided each such dependent was covered under the group
insurance plan for at least one (1) year immediately prior to
the retiree's date of retirement. An election to add dependents
may not be made after the initial application period unless the
increase in the number of dependents results from a subsequent
marriage, birth or adoption in which case the dependents may be
enrolled at a later date upon conditions the department may
impose.
(c) The department shall establish procedures by which the
eligible retiree shall make application within the thirty-one
(31) day period provided under paragraph (a)(i) of this section.