(a) Effective January 1, 2001, upon written application and verification as required by the Department of Fire and Police Pensions and subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Fire and Police Pension Commissioners, retired members, their qualified surviving spouses or qualified domestic partners are eligible to receive a health insurance premium reimbursement if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) the eligible member or the member’s qualified surviving spouse or qualified domestic partner is enrolled to the extent of the member’s entitlement in Medicare;
(2) the eligible member or the member’s qualified surviving spouse or qualified domestic partner is receiving an allowance pursuant to any benefit tier of the Fire and Police Pension System;
(3) the eligible member is the primary subscriber or a dependent on the medical plan;
(4) the qualified surviving spouse or qualified domestic partner is the primary subscriber;
(5) the eligible member or the member’s qualified surviving spouse or qualified domestic partner is eligible to receive a Fire and Police Pension Plan health subsidy pursuant to the provisions of this Code; and
(6) the eligible member or the member’s qualified surviving spouse or qualified domestic partner is not enrolled in a Department of Fire and Police Pensions approved medical plan.
(b) The maximum reimbursement available to eligible retired members cannot exceed the lower of:
(1) Any subsidy available to eligible retired members pursuant to this Administrative Code or any applicable Memorandum of Understanding; or
(2) The cost of the health plan the eligible retired members are enrolled in and for which they are seeking reimbursement.
(c) The maximum reimbursement available to qualified surviving spouses or qualified surviving domestic partners cannot exceed the lower of:
(1) Any subsidy available to qualified surviving spouses or qualified surviving domestic partners pursuant to this Administrative Code or any applicable Memorandum of Understanding, or
(2) The single-party cost of the health plan that the qualified surviving spouses or qualified domestic partners are enrolled in and for which they are seeking reimbursement.
(d) In no event shall the health insurance reimbursement provided in this section, when added to any health insurance subsidy paid from the funds of the Department of Water and Power and/or the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) exceed the maximum subsidy available pursuant to the provisions of this Administrative Code.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 174,369, Eff. 12-19-01.
Amended by: Subsecs. (b) and (c) amended and Subsec. (d) added, Ord. No. 176,731, Eff. 6-21-05; Ord. No. 184,853, Eff. 4-6-17.