WAC 182-12-209   Who is eligible for retiree life insurance?  Eligible employees who participate in PEBB life insurance as an employee and meet qualifications for retiree insurance coverage as provided in WAC 182-12-171 are eligible for PEBB retiree life insurance. They must submit the appropriate forms to the PEBB program no later than sixty days after the date their PEBB employee life insurance ends.

     (1) Employees whose life insurance premiums are being waived under the terms of the life insurance contract are not eligible for retiree term life insurance until their waiver of premium benefit ends.

     (2) Retirees may not defer enrollment in retiree term life insurance.

     (3) If a retiree returns to active employment status and becomes eligible for the employer contribution toward PEBB employee life insurance, he or she may choose:

     (a) To continue to self-pay premiums and keep retiree life insurance in place during the period he or she is eligible for employee life insurance; or

     (b) To stop self-paying premiums during the period he or she is eligible for employee life insurance and resume self-paying premiums for retiree life insurance when he or she is no longer eligible for the employer contribution toward PEBB employee life insurance.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2011 c 8. 11-22-036 (Order 11-02), § 182-12-209, filed 10/26/11, effective 1/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. 09-23-102 (Order 09-02), § 182-12-209, filed 11/17/09, effective 1/1/10; 08-20-128 (Order 08-03), § 182-12-209, filed 10/1/08, effective 1/1/09; 07-20-129 (Order 07-01), § 182-12-209, filed 10/3/07, effective 11/3/07.]