Alaska Admin. Code tit. 2, § 39.399
Definitions for 2 AAC 39.300 - 2 AAC 39.399
Effective Nov 30, 2023Alaska Register 248(Eff. 2/1/93, Register 125; am 11/30/2023, Register 248) | Authority: AS 14.25.003, AS 22.25.090, AS 39.35.003, AS 14.25.168, AS 39.30.090, AS 39.35.535, AS 22.25.027, AS 39.30.098
In 2 AAC 39.300 - 2 AAC 39.399, unless the context otherwise requires
- (1) "administrator" means the commissioner of the Department of Administration or their designee;
- (2) "alternate payee" means a person who is receiving a continuing monthly benefit under a qualified domestic relations order and who is eligible to elect major medical insurance coverage under AS 14.25.168(c), AS 22.25.090(d), or AS 39.35.535(d);
- (3) "benefit recipient" means a person who is receiving a continuing monthly benefit from the Public Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System, or Judicial Retirement System;
- (4) "disability benefit" means a continuing monthly benefit paid under AS 14.25.130, AS 39.35.400, or 39.35.410;
(5) "new law benefit recipient" means a person under the age of 65 who is receiving or is qualified to receive a
- (A) continuing monthly benefit under the Public Employees' Retirement System and who was first hired after June 30, 1986;
- (B) continuing monthly benefit under the Teachers' Retirement System and who was first hired after June 30, 1990; or
- (C) survivor benefit as the survivor of a person described in (A) or (B) of this paragraph;
- (6) "survivor benefit" means a continuing monthly benefit paid to a spouse or dependent child under AS 14.25.155, 14.25.157, 14.25.162, 14.25.164, 14.25.167, AS 22.25.030, AS 39.35.420, 39.35.430, 39.35.440, 39.35.450, or former AS 39.37.060.
- (7) "major medical insurance coverage" means the benefits that are provided under AS 14.25.168, AS 22.25.090, and AS 39.35.535, excluding the benefits provided by dental-vision-audio insurance and long-term care insurance under AS 39.30.090(a)(10) - (11);
- (8) "plan booklet" means publications of the Retiree Insurance Information Booklet issued by the administrator from time to time containing a written description of major medical insurance coverage.
(Eff. 2/1/93, Register 125; am 11/30/2023, Register 248)
Authority: AS 14.25.003, AS 22.25.090, AS 39.35.003, AS 14.25.168, AS 39.30.090, AS 39.35.535, AS 22.25.027, AS 39.30.098