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(c) Current ti-II time employees and 4t>t+o-}el--gee~tlrke-t}tI~-c~-fife;-t~-tEf-etl~e~-~gtetry~-i+-st-+a+tee-pt~gtfl+r~s--++'e ~t}a},lt-c#~etifl m~teye+-l~retirecs covered under (b) above may purchase dependent health plan coverage through a County group plan. Changes in number of dependents covered may only occur at an annual open enrollment or when there is a gt-alifying event, as defined for Internal Revenue Service Code Section 125 purposes. (t) Preulium payments required for employee, -•etiree, andlor dependent hearth plan benefit coverage must be made to the County by the 25'x' day of the month prior to the month for which coverage is needed. It' an employee is on paid leave, premium payments must be paid by the method normally used. If the required premium payment is more than 30 clays late, the health plan benefit coverage will terminate retroactively to the first clay of the month for which the premium payment was due. Termination ofcoverage may occur without notice and results in ineligibility for reinstatement of coverage, except as may be required by law. eot'ten-tea-vett+~ter-fie-heclt+t , • treo-eeverttge-fer-t4terrtsel~es-a+rEt-t~eirel+gibt Optional health, life, and other group insurance programs are available through payroll deduction for full time employees as voluntary benefits. The maintenance of voluntary benefits is the responsibility of the employee and includes making arrangements for premium payments during periods of unpaid leave. Termination of coverage may occur without notice and results in ineligibility for reinstatement ofcoverage, except as may be required by lacy. 9thet--oUptional or supplemental County sponsored health and life insw•ance programs w+IF-are not he-available to retirees. Section ~3. Workers' Conurensatiou The County provides Workers' Compensation for all employees. "'~•-.TO~~ effective it>}n3eci+ately-tto-firthe first clay of employment. Section 6d. Special Separation Allowance NCGS 143-1GG.42 requires'Fthe County slutll-to provide a special separation allowance to all regular full- time sworn law enforcement employees who are members of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System •a,~~#a+eerl~e- • ' ' ' t-system--tivho retire and ivke-meet ~11~~the following qualifications: (a} Have completed thirty years or more of creditable service, or have attained-€'-#~y ~w~e-(3-5-} SS years of age and completed five (~} or more years of creditable service; and (b) ~,9tis{-- Not have attained G2 years of age; and (c) ~trst-~l-lave completed at least five (3~ years of continuous service as a law enforcement officer bete-ire defined-immediately ptierpreceding ate service retirement. Any break in continuous service required by this subsection because ofdisability retirement or disability salary continuation benefits shall not adversely affect a qualification to receive the allowance, provided the employee returns to service within €ett~~~e-(~3 45 days after the disability benefits cease and is otherwise qualified to receive the allowance. As used in this section, "creditable service" means service foe which credit is allowed under the retirement system of which the employee is a member, provided that at least SU% of the service is as a law enforcement officer. 51 Attachment number 3 Page 179 of 362 F-5