34 Tex. Admin. Code § 41.13 - One-Time Reenerollment Opportunity
(a) A
retiree who was enrolled in TRS-Care and voluntarily terminated the retiree's
enrollment between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2019, will have a one-time
opportunity to reenroll in TRS-Care if the retiree is otherwise eligible and
meets the following requirements:
(1) The
retiree is eligible to enroll in Medicare at the time the retiree applies for
reenrollment in TRS-Care; and
(2)
The retiree applies for reenrollment into TRS-Care no later than December 31,
2023.
(b) A retiree will
be considered eligible to enroll in Medicare for purposes of subsection (a)(1)
of this section if at the time the retiree applies for reenrollment into
TRS-Care, the retiree is eligible to enroll in the Medicare Advantage plan
offered under TRS-Care, according to Section
1575.1582(b)
of the Insurance Code.
(c) If the
retiree's application to reenroll under this section is approved, the retiree
will be able to enroll in TRS-Care any eligible dependents.
(d) If the retiree who was enrolled in
TRS-Care and voluntarily terminated the retiree's enrollment between January 1,
2017 and December 31, 2019 has since passed away, the retiree's surviving
spouse or the retiree's surviving dependent child will be eligible to enroll
under this section, as long as:
(1) The
surviving spouse or surviving dependent child qualifies as such under Section
1575.003 of the
Insurance Code;
(2) The surviving
spouse or surviving dependent child is eligible to enroll in Medicare at the
time the person applies for enrollment, according to subsection (b) of this
section; and
(3) The surviving
spouse or surviving dependent child applies for enrollment into TRS-Care no
later than December 31, 2023. If a surviving spouse's application for
enrollment under this subsection is approved, the surviving spouse will be able
to elect to enroll any eligible surviving dependent child as a
dependent.
(e) The
effective date of coverage in the TRS-Care plan under this section will be the
first day of the month after TRS receives the written request from the eligible
person to enroll.
(f) This section
will expire on September 1, 2024, unless the one-time reenrollment opportunity
is extended by legislative action, in which case this section will remain in
place until such one-time reenrollment opportunity expires according to such
legislative action.
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