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Retiree Eligibility Summary For Health Center Benefits

The following chart shows information for people who work until retirement.

This summary is not a contract or binding agreement; it is a summary of benefits and services as of January 1, 2004. The availability of and access to certain benefits may vary depending on your employer and your location. Please refer to the full benefits booklet for more complete details, or contact the Health Center.

 
ENTITLEMENT
Member/Spouse Age Member's Credited Service "Workers" Benefits "Retiree" Benefits
Member at least 55 but less than 62 10 or more years* Yes Converts to RETIREE benefts at age 62 with SS award
Member age 62 or more with SS award 10 or more years* No Yes
Retiree spouse less than 62 10 or more years* Yes Converts to RETIREE benefits at age 62 wth SS award (see exception)
Retiree spouse age 62 or more with SS award 10 or more years* No Yes (see exception)

*If there is any break in service, you may need at least 20 years of credited service and/or you may not be eligible for retiree benfits. Please check with the Sidney Hillman Health Center for eligibility.

Exception: Benefits for a retiree's spouse are dependent on the spouse's age, except spouse is not eligibile for "RETIREE" benefits until the member is.

If retiree dies, the surviving spouse continues to receive Sidney Hillman Health Center benefits at applicable level above

If worker dies before retiring, the surviving spouse continues to receive benefits for up to one year from the date of the member's death. When the worker would have been 62 and if the worker would have been eligible for retirement benefits and had at least 10 years credited service, the surviving spouse may resume Health Center benefits at the applicable level. If the eligible surviving spouse remarries, the new spouse is not eligible for any Health Center benefits.

This summary is not a contract or binding agreement; it is a summary of benefits and services as of January 1, 2004 - the Health Center reserves the right to change benefits as needed at any time. The availability of and your access to certain benefits may vary depending on your employer and your location. Certain terms used in this summary have specific definitions. Please refer to the current Plan booklet for more complete details, or contact the Health Center.

For more details, see the full Health Center brochure.

 

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