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Please
note: If you or one of your dependents is
Medicare-eligible, be aware of phone scams in connection
with the new Medicare Prescription Drug Program. For
more information, please review the
Medicare Consumer Alert from the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS).
Health Benefits for
Retirees:
Group I
Hired prior to 3/1/94, employed for 20 years or more
Retiree and eligible dependents will receive medical and
dental benefits for the life
of the retiree. Group II
Hired prior to 3/1/94 with at least 10 years but less than
20 years of service
Hired after 3/1/94 with at least 10 years of service
Retiree and eligible dependents will receive medical
benefits until the retiree
reaches age 65, and dental benefits will continue for
the life of the retiree
Group
III
Employees who terminate with less than ten years of
employment are not eligible
for District-paid health
benefits
May continue health benefits on a self-pay basis for 18
months (COBRA)
NOTE: Benefits-eligible employees who work less
than full-time are eligible for District-paid health and
dental benefits after working the equivalent to full time,
10 months (e.g., a 50% part-time employee would complete the
full-time, 10 months eligibility described for Group I in 40
years) as described for Groups I and II.
Retirement Plans:
CalPERS -
California Public Employees Retirement System
(888) 225-7377
Beneficiary Designation Form for Active Employees
CalSTRS -
California
State Teachers Retirement System
(800) 228-5453
Beneficiary Designation Form for Active Employees
APPLE -
Accumulation Program for Part-Time and Limited-Service
Employees
(800) 634-1178
APPLE
Beneficiary Designation Form
APPLE Request for Settlement of Account Form
For more information about
benefits, please contact Lucy Nelson, Benefits
Specialist, at ext. 2889 or
lnelson@palomar.edu.
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