SECTION 41.13. One-Time Reenrollment Opportunity

(a) A retiree who was enrolled in TRS-Care and voluntarily terminated the retiree's enrollment between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2019, will have a one-time opportunity to reenroll in TRS-Care if the retiree is otherwise eligible and meets the following requirements:

(1) The retiree is eligible to enroll in Medicare at the time the retiree applies for reenrollment in TRS-Care; and

(2) The retiree applies for reenrollment into TRS-Care no later than December 31, 2023.

(b) A retiree will be considered eligible to enroll in Medicare for purposes of subsection (a)(1) above if at the time the retiree applies for reenrollment into TRS-Care, the retiree is eligible to enroll in the Medicare Advantage plan offered under TRS-Care, according to Section 1575.1582(b) of the Insurance Code.

(c) If the retiree's application to reenroll under this section is approved, the retiree will be able to enroll in TRS-Care any eligible dependents.

(d) If the retiree who was enrolled in TRS-Care and voluntarily terminated the retiree's enrollment between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2019 has since passed away, the retiree's surviving spouse or the retiree's surviving dependent child will be eligible to enroll under this section, as long as:

(1) The surviving spouse or surviving dependent child qualifies as such under Section 1575.003 of the Insurance Code,

(2) The surviving spouse or surviving dependent child is eligible to enroll in Medicare at the time the person applies for enrollment, according to subsection (b) of this section, and

(3) The surviving spouse or surviving dependent child applies for enrollment into TRS-Care no later than December 31, 2023. If a surviving spouse's application for enrollment under this subsection is approved, the surviving spouse will be able to elect to enroll any eligible surviving dependent child as a dependent.

(e) The effective date of coverage in the TRS-Care plan under this section will be the first day of the month after TRS receives the written request from the eligible person to enroll.

(f) This section will expire on September 1, 2024, unless the one-time reenrollment opportunity is extended by legislative action, in which case this section will remain in place until such one-time reenrollment opportunity expires according to such legislative action.

Source Note: The provisions of this §41.13 adopted to be effective December 30, 2021, 46 TexReg 9058