- 1. “Coverage” means a medical and/or dental insurance plan a retired member, Disabled member, or beneficiary obtains through the ASRS or an Employer.
- 2. “Contingent annuitant” means the same as in A.R.S. § 38-711(8) and the person is eligible for Coverage.
- 3. “Disabled” means the member has a disability and is receiving long-term disability benefits pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-797 et seq.
- 4. “Family calculation” means the family Coverage premium described in A.R.S. § 38-783(B).
- 5. “Joint & survivor” means the annuity option described in A.R.S. § 38-760(B)(1).
- 6. “Net premium” means the amount of the Coverage premium reduced by the amount of the Premium Benefit provided by the ASRS.
- 7. “On file” means the same as in R2-8-115.
- 8. “Original retirement date” means the same as in R2-8-126.
- 9. “Optional premium benefit” means the election, upon retirement, to have the Premium Benefit paid on behalf of the member’s Contingent Annuitant upon death of the member pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-783.
- 10. “Period-certain” means the annuity option described in A.R.S. § 38-760(B)(2).
- 11. “Premium benefit” means the amount the ASRS provides on behalf of a retired member or Disabled member in order to offset the Coverage premium of the retired or Disabled member pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-783.
- 12. “Single calculation” means the single Coverage premium calculation described in A.R.S. § 38-783(A).
- 13. “Subsidized” means the same as in A.R.S. § 38-783(M)(4).
The following definitions apply to this Article unless otherwise specified:
Historical Note
New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1962, effective May 4, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Section expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(J) at 23 A.A.R. 34, effective May 31, 2015 (Supp. 16-4). New Section made by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 1414, effective July 3, 2017 (Supp. 17-2). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 479, with an immediate effective of March 5, 2021 (Supp. 21-1).