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contribution rates as required of active employees for the same coverage.

(b) The unremarried spouse and otherwise eligible dependent children of

an active employee, who dies after April 1, 1979 and who, at the date of
death, had at least 10 years of benefits eligible service and who was at least

45 years of age and was within 10 years of the minimum retirement age
shall be permitted to continue coverage in the health insurance program

with payment at the same contribution rates as required of active
employees for the same coverage.

§9.28 Service Requirements/Sick Leave Credit
(a) Employees covered by the State Health Insurance Plan have the right

to retain health insurance after retirement upon completion of ten years of
service.

(b) An employee who is eligible to continue health insurance coverage
upon retirement is entitled to a sick leave credit to be used to defray any

employee contribution toward the cost of the premium. The basic monthly
value of the sick leave credit shall be calculated according to the procedures

in use on March 31, 2007. For employees retiring on or after October 1,
2011, the calculation of sick leave credit shall be based on the actuarial

table Section 41J in effect on October 1, 2011. Employees retiring on or
after January 1, 1989 may elect an alternative method of applying the basic

monthly value of the sick leave credit. Employees selecting the basic sick
leave credit may elect to apply up to 100% of the calculated basic monthly

value of the credit towards defraying the required contribution to the
monthly premium during their own lifetime. If employees who elect that

method predecease their eligible covered dependents, the dependents may

continue to be covered, but must pay the applicable dependent survivor
share of the premium. Employees selecting the alternative method may
elect to apply only up to 70% of the calculated basic monthly value of the

credit toward the monthly premium during their own lifetime. Upon the

death of the employee, however, any eligible surviving dependents may
also apply up to 70% of the basic monthly value of the sick leave credit
toward the dependent survivor share of the monthly premium for the

duration of the dependents' eligibility. The State has the right to make

prospective changes to the percentage of credit to be available under this
alternative method for future retirees as required to maintain the cost

neutrality of this feature of the plan. The selection of the method of sick

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