Types of Service Credit
Rounding Out Your Retirement Plans
When your retirement application is processed, we forward your insurance information to the health, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance carriers. You should receive insurance identification cards and materials a few weeks after your pension begins.
As a retiree, your state-sponsored life insurance continues for you and your dependents at no charge to you. Your coverage is 25 percent of the coverage you carried when you left work; your dependents' policies are capped at $1,000 each.
To view Long-Term Care Insurance (LTC) plan details, visit the Employee Benefits Division of the Michigan Civil Service Commission under Retiree Eligibility. If you previously enrolled in a state-sponsored LTCI plan with LifeSecure, Prudential or MetLife, you can call the vendor directly. For the LifeSecure Indiv
Eligible dependents for health, dental, and vision insurance plans include your spouse (as long as he or she is not also separately enrolled as an eligible state employee or retiree) and your unmarried children by birth, legal adoption, or full legal guardianship.
The Benefits for Life, the retiree-paid, optional coverage program offered through the state of Michigan offers you the opportunity to apply for coverage in key benefit areas. These offerings do not replace your state-sponsored benefit plans. Instead, the program offers additional financial protection with premiums payable through the convenience of pension deduction. Because the plans are optiona
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Stevens T. Mason Building
First floor, Mason Boardroom
530 West Allegan St., Lansing, MI 48929
Directions to the Stevens T. Mason Building.
Meetings begin at 1:30 p.m.
Individuals who need mobility, visual, hearing, written or other assistance for effective participation may contact Department of Technology, Management & Budget ADA Coordinator T.J. Richardson at RichardsonT14@Michigan.gov or 517-897-3477.
Please note that board meetings are scheduled well in advance and are therefore subject to change. Although date changes and cancellations are rare, we encourage you to visit our website for the most current board meeting schedules.