WAC 182-12-200   May a retiree who is enrolled as a dependent in a PEBB health plan or a Washington state K-12 school district sponsored health plan defer enrollment in a PEBB retiree health plan?  Retirees who are enrolled in a PEBB or Washington state K-12 school district sponsored medical plan as a dependent may defer enrollment in a PEBB retiree health plan. Retirees who defer enrollment in medical cannot remain enrolled in dental. Retirees who defer may later enroll themselves and their dependents in PEBB retiree medical, or medical and dental, if they provide evidence of continuous enrollment in a PEBB or K-12 school district sponsored medical plan. Continuous enrollment must be from the date the retiree deferred enrollment in retiree insurance. Retirees may enroll:

     (1) During any PEBB annual open enrollment period. (Enrollment in the PEBB health plan will begin January 1st after the annual open enrollment period.); or

     (2) No later than sixty days after enrollment in the PEBB or K-12 school district sponsored medical plan ends. (Enrollment in the PEBB health plan will begin the first day of the month after the PEBB or K-12 school district health plan ends.)



[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. 09-23-102 (Order 09-02), § 182-12-200, filed 11/17/09, effective 1/1/10; 08-20-128 (Order 08-03), § 182-12-200, filed 10/1/08, effective 1/1/09; 07-20-129 (Order 07-01), § 182-12-200, filed 10/3/07, effective 11/3/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 41.05.165. 04-18-039, § 182-12-200, filed 8/26/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. 01-17-041 (Order 01-00), § 182-12-200, filed 8/9/01, effective 9/9/01; 97-21-127, § 182-12-200, filed 10/21/97, effective 11/21/97. Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.05 RCW. 96-08-043, § 182-12-200, filed 3/29/96, effective 4/29/96; Order 4-77, § 182-12-200, filed 11/17/77.]