Your LACERS Health Plan coverage is separate from your Active
Employee Benefits coverage, and you will need to transition
to LACERS Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage during the
retirement process.
VIDEO
VIDEO – Enrolling in LACERS Retiree Health Benefits
LACERS has prepared a video for new retirees to provide them
information regarding their health plan options, subsidies, and
detailing the enrollment process. This video provides
examples of the forms and documentation required to enroll in
each of the LACERS medical and dental plans. To view the
video, click on the link
here.
Plan Selection
During your retirement counseling session, you will make your
LACERS Medical and Dental plan selections; however, you will have
up to 60 days from your retirement effective date to make your
selections. Your LACERS coverage will begin the first of the
month following your retirement effective date; however, if your
retirement date is the first of the month, your LACERS coverage
will begin that same day.
Qualifying Events
Generally, you may enroll in, or change your LACERS-sponsored
medical/vision and dental plan coverage or your participation in
the Medical Premium Reimbursement Program (MPRP) within the
specified amount of days from the following Qualifying Events:
Relocation
- Members who move in or out of a LACERS HMO plan zip code
service area are able to change Medical or Dental plans.
You will have 30 days to change plans from the
date of your address change with LACERS.
Access the Change of Address Request form
here.
Age Milestones
- Members who turn 55 will have 60
days to enroll or change their Health plans.
- Members who turn 65 and enroll in Medicare
have 90 days to enroll or change their Health
plans.
Family Status Change
- Members who have a family status change; marriage, domestic
partnership, birth, or adoption; have 30 days to
enroll or
Loss of Coverage
- Members have 30 days to enroll into a LACERS
Health plan if their coverage under a non-LACERS plan was
involuntarily canceled. LACERS will require proof of
termination.
Forms for Enrollment
Forms to Submit for Enrollment
To learn more about and access the forms that are necessary to
submit for enrollment, click here.
