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Terms Used In Utah Code 49-20-404

  • Member: means a person, except a retiree, with contributions on deposit with a system, the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan under Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act, or with a terminated system. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • Program: means the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program. See Utah Code 49-20-102
  • Retirement: means the status of an individual who has become eligible, applies for, and is entitled to receive an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • Service credit: means :
         (50)(a) the period during which an employee is employed and compensated by a participating employer and meets the eligibility requirements for membership in a system or the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan, provided that any required contributions are paid to the office; and
         (50)(b) periods of time otherwise purchasable under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Surviving spouse: means :
         (51)(a) the lawful spouse who has been married to a member for at least six months immediately before the death date of the member; or
         (51)(b) a former lawful spouse of a member with a valid domestic relations order benefits on file with the office before the member's death date in accordance with Section 49-11-612. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • Tier II: includes :
              (55)(b)(i) the Tier II hybrid system established under:
                   (55)(b)(i)(A) Chapter 22, Part 3, Tier II Hybrid Retirement System; or
                   (55)(b)(i)(B) Chapter 23, Part 3, Tier II Hybrid Retirement System; and
              (55)(b)(ii) the Tier II Defined Contribution Plan (Tier II DC Plan) established under:
                   (55)(b)(ii)(A) Chapter 22, Part 4, Tier II Defined Contribution Plan; or
                   (55)(b)(ii)(B) Chapter 23, Part 4, Tier II Defined Contribution Plan. See Utah Code 49-11-102
     (1)(a) Except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), the state shall pay the percentage of the cost of providing paid-up group health coverage under Subsection (3) for members and their surviving spouses covered under Chapter 19, Utah Governors’ and Legislators’ Retirement Act, or governors and legislators, as defined in Section 49-19-102, and their surviving spouses covered under Chapter 22, New Public Employees’ Tier II Contributory Retirement Act, who:

          (1)(a)(i) retire after January 1, 1998;
          (1)(a)(ii) are at least 62 but less than 65 years of age;
          (1)(a)(iii) elect to receive and apply for this benefit to the program; and
          (1)(a)(iv) are active members at the time of retirement or have continued coverage with the program until the date of eligibility for the benefit under this Subsection (1).
     (1)(b) A governor or a legislator who begins service as a governor or legislator on or after January 1, 2012, and a surviving spouse of the governor or the legislator who begins service as a governor or legislator on or after January 1, 2012, is not eligible for the benefit provided under this Subsection (1).
(2) The state shall pay the percentage of the cost of providing Medicare supplemental coverage under Subsection (3) for members and their surviving spouses covered under Chapter 19, Utah Governors’ and Legislators’ Retirement Act who:

     (2)(a) began service as a governor or legislator before July 1, 2013;
     (2)(b) retire after January 1, 1998;
     (2)(c) are at least 65 years of age; and
     (2)(d) elect to receive and apply for this benefit to the program.
(3) The following percentages apply to the benefit described in Subsections (1)(a) and (2):

     (3)(a) 100% if the member has accrued 10 or more years of service credit;
     (3)(b) 80% if the member has accrued 8 or more years of service credit;
     (3)(c) 60% if the member has accrued 6 or more years of service credit; and
     (3)(d) 40% if the member has accrued 4 or more years of service credit.
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