Additional information is available from agency personnel offices. Retirement Coverage Covered employees may be eligible to continue health insurance coverage in retirement if, at retirement, they have completed at least ten years of State service. Enrolled employees, retirees, and their eligible dependents may obtain prescription drugs at a community pharmacy or through the plan's mail service pharmacy. Dependent children aged 19 to 25 are eligible only if they are full-time students. When a non-participating pharmacy is used, enrollees must pay the pharmacy the full cost of the prescription and submit a completed reimbursement form.
Forms are available at agency personnel offices.
Up to a 90-day supply of medication may be obtained, with refills for up to one year. Employees who are enrolled in HMOs are not covered by this plan but are covered for prescription drug benefits according to the provisions of their particular plans. Details on coverage for those employees are available from individual HMOs. The entire cost of the premium is paid by the State. After six months of service, the employee and dependents are covered on the first day of the next calendar month.