Faculty and staff are required to make copayments for each clinic office visit, emergency room visit, and each prescription. C. Health Benefits for Retirees 1. For employees retiring prior to age 65, with 10 years of prior Hamline service in a benefits eligible status, the University will provide the group medical and dental benefit plans to staff retirees at their expense and to faculty retirees at a shared expense at the group rate. If you leave employment with Hamline University, you are eligible to continue your group life insurance coverage, at your expense based on the group rate, for up to 18 months according to Minnesota state law. Hamline University also provides a voluntary term life insurance policy through Fortis Benefits Insurance Company.
Children are only eligible for coverage if an employee or spouse has been issued coverage.
Faculty and staff members who are interested in voluntary term life insurance pay 100 percent of the insurance premiums. To be eligible, you must be full-time and employed by Hamline for one year. If you are covered under a disability plan at the time of hire, the one year waiting period will be waived. Premiums for the disability insurance plan are shared equally between the participating member and the University. The length of the disability coverage varies, based on the age of the individual at the time of the disability.