If a governing body, a county board of supervisors, or a city council has procured for its employees accident, health, or hospitalization insurance, or a medical service plan, or has contracted with a health maintenance organization authorized to do business in this state, the governing body, county board of supervisors, or city council shall allow its employees who retired before attaining sixty-five years of age to continue participation in the group plan or under the group contract at the employee’s own expense until the employee attains sixty-five years of age.

This section applies to employees who retired on or after January 1, 1981.

For provisions relating to continuation of coverage for state employee retirement incentive program participants, see 2010 Acts, ch 1005, §1, 2

84 Acts, ch 1285, §25; 86 Acts, ch 1243, §32