Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 18 of this chapter by P.L.124-2008 apply to premiums paid after July 31, 2007, for individual or group health coverage for a retired participant and the spouse and dependents of a retired participant. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.69.
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in this section, this chapter applies to an individual who is one (1) of the following: (1) An employee of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government. (2) A state elected or appointed officer. (3) A member of the general assembly. (4) An elected officer paid by […]
Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, “subaccount” means a participant’s allocable share of the account. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1.
Sec. 11. (a) The INPRS shall adopt provisions to establish a retirement medical benefits account as a health reimbursement arrangement or as a separate fund under another applicable section of the Internal Revenue Code for the purpose of funding by an employer on a pretax basis benefits for sickness, accident, hospitalization, and medical expenses for […]
Sec. 12. The INPRS may request from the Internal Revenue Service any rulings or determination letters that the INPRS considers necessary or appropriate in order to implement or administer the account. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.108-2019, SEC.89.
Sec. 13. (a) The INPRS may designate the board of trustees of the fund to manage the assets in the account in the same manner and with the same limitations that apply to the management of the assets in the fund. (b) The assets in the account may be commingled or pooled with other public […]
Sec. 14. (a) The account may consist of the following: (1) Contributions made by a participant’s employer to the account under section 15 or 16 of this chapter. (2) All earnings on investments or deposits of the account. (3) All contributions or payments to the account made in a manner provided by the general assembly. […]
Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), a participant’s employer shall make contributions annually to the account on behalf of the participant sufficient to provide the benefit described in section 17 of this chapter. For a participant meeting the eligibility rules set forth in section 17 of this chapter, the […]
Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f), if a participant meets all of the following conditions the participant is entitled to receive an additional contribution credited to the participant’s subaccount and computed as described in subsection (b): (1) The participant is, on the earlier of the participant’s last day of service with the […]
Sec. 17. (a) A retired participant is entitled to receive a benefit from the account. The benefit amount is the balance in the participant’s subaccount as determined under this chapter. (b) A participant who is not a retired participant is not entitled to receive a benefit from the account when the participant separates from service. […]
Sec. 18. The balance in a retired participant’s subaccount may be used by the retired participant and the spouse and dependents of the retired participant to pay premiums for individual or group health coverage. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-2008, SEC.1.
Sec. 19. (a) The surviving spouse or dependent of a retired participant may use amounts credited to the retired participant to pay health insurance and other health care related expenses to the same extent and in the same manner as the retired participant. (b) If a retired participant dies without a surviving spouse or dependents, […]
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “account” refers to the retirement medical benefits account established by section 11 of this chapter. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1.
Sec. 20. The INPRS shall submit annually to the interim study committee on pension management oversight the information necessary for it to review the financial status of the account. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.108-2019, SEC.94.
As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.108-2019, SEC.86.
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, “department” refers to the state personnel department established under IC 4-15-2.2. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.27.
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, “employer” means the following: (1) For an elected officer, appointed officer, or employee of the executive branch of state government who is a participant in the retirement medical benefits account, the state, including any board, commission, department, division, authority, institution, establishment, facility, or governmental unit under the supervision […]
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, “fund” refers to the public employees’ retirement fund established under IC 5-10.3-2-1. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1.
Sec. 6.5. “INPRS” refers to the Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-2-1. As added by P.L.108-2019, SEC.87.
Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, “Internal Revenue Code”: (1) means the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as in effect September 1, 1974, if permitted with respect to governmental plans; or (2) to the extent not inconsistent with subdivision (1), has the meaning set forth in IC 6-3-1-11. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1.
