If the retirement allowance of a retired TSERS member is suspended, coverage under the Retirement Systems for the State Health Plan will also be suspended. Coverage will be reinstated the first of the month following the month the member’s retirement allowance is restored.

If the member’s benefit is suspended and later reinstated, his or her coverage under the Retirement Systems for the State Health Plan will not be reinstated retroactively. As a result, the member may experience a lapse in health coverage which means he or she may not have health coverage for a month or more.
 

Before the retiree accepts re-employment with a TSERS employer, the retiree should ask the new employer whether the employment will affect his or her health coverage, and if the re-employment will cause:

• The member’s coverage under the Retirement Systems for the State Health Plan to be suspended.
• The member to qualify for State Health Plan active group coverage and whether he or she will qualify for the state’s contribution toward the coverage.