CSEA, M/C, PEF, UUP

CSEA, M/C, PEF, UUP

Retiree health insurance is available to state employees provided the employee has completed the minimum service requirement (10 years of New York State Health Insurance Program eligibility if last hired on or after 4/1/75; qualifies for retirement as a member of a retirement system administered by New York State (ERS or TRS), members of the ORP must meet the age requirement of ERS in effect at the time they last entered state service; and be enrolled in the New York State Health Insurance Program as an enrollee or dependent under the program at the time of retirement.

To qualify for retirement, age 55 is the minimum age.

If you receive a disability retirement from ERS or TRS that is not work-related, the age requirement is waived, but the service requirement is not.

Retirees under the New York State Health Insurance Program continue to pay the employee share and the employer share is picked up by the state. Unused sick time up to 200 days may be used to offset the cost of your monthly retiree health insurance premium.

If you are planning to retire, contact your Benefits Office.