FY2011 Health Benefits Booklet

Maryland State Employees and Retirees 11
Eligibility
beneficiaries OF DECEASED ORP RETIREES
Subsidy Amount
How You Will
Pay for Benefits
You are eligible for health benefits coverage if you are the
surviving spouse or child of a deceased ORP Retiree and:
u You are receiving a periodic distribution of benefits
from the Retiree’s Maryland ORP; and
u You meet the spouse or child dependent eligibility
criteria for health benefits.
If the surviving spouse is the beneficiary, the spouse
may cover himself/herself and any eligible dependent of
the deceased ORP Retiree. However, only dependents
that would be eligible dependents of the deceased ORP
Retiree if he/she were still living may be covered.
If a child is the beneficiary, only the child will be eligible
for health benefits as long as he/she meets dependent
eligibility requirements for children (see page 7).
Required Documentation: Completion of a Retiree
Health and Welfare Benefits Enrollment Form and
a State of Maryland Optional Retirement Program
(ORP) Packet. The form and packet are available from
an Agency Benefits Coordinator, at a Maryland State
institution of higher education, from our website,
www.dbm.maryland.gov, or by mail from the Employee
Benefits Division.
u Maximum State subsidy if the
Retiree had service equal to 25
or more full years of regular
employment with the State
in any branch of government;
you may be eligible for the
maximum State subsidy even
if the Retiree did not retire
directly from a Maryland State
institution of higher education.
u No State Subsidy if the
Retiree had less than 25
years of Maryland State
service.
ORP Beneficiaries may cover
dependents that would be eligible
dependents of the deceased
Retiree.
Same as ORP Retirees (see page 10).
NOTE: If all coverage in the Health Benefits Program is terminated for an ORP Retiree or Beneficiary for any reason, either
voluntarily or involuntarily, documentation confirming the current continuous receipt of a periodic distribution from the
Maryland ORP must be provided to qualify for re-enrollment.
BENEFITS
OVERVIEW
For More Information
If you have questions regarding your eligibility or State subsidy, see the Maryland Optional Retirement Program Handbook
for Retiree Health Benefits, available from your Agency or Institution Benefits Coordinator, the Employee Benefits
Division, or the Department of Budget and Management website, www.dbm.maryland.gov under Health Benefits.