Who is eligible to enroll in the PPO State Health Plan options?
All permanent full-time state employees and permanent part-time eligible state employees (who work 20-30 hours per week) and their dependents are able to participate in the State Health Plan. Re-employed retirees, who work 30 or more hours per week and are “in a position that would require the employer to pay hospital-medical benefits if the individual had not been retired”, are required to enroll in the State Health Plan. Permanent part-time state employees pay full cost for their insurancethe amount the employer contributes towards the cost of employees’ health insurance premiums plus the employees’ cost.
