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viii. Differences in the open enrollment periods between the City and another employer affecting the Retiree's spouse or dependent. h. Requests to add a new dependent must be received by the Human Resources Department within 30 days of the event (60 days for newborns/adoptions/ placement for adoption/entitlement to or loss of Medicaid/CHIP). If the supporting documentation (example marriage certificate, birth certificate etc.) is not readily available, the Retiree must provide it as soon as it becomes available. The types of documentation required to support the change in status will be determined by Human Resources and communicated to the Retiree upon request for enrollment. Once approved, the change will become_effective the first day of the month following receipt of the request, providing supporting documentation is provided. i. Dependent children ages 26 - 30 are eligible for group health coverage. Chapter 627.6562 of the Florida Statutes, stipulates that the child must be unmarried without any dependents, a resident of the State of Florida or a full-time or part-time student and is not provided coverage or is not a covered person under any other group health insurance policy or individual health benefits plan, or is not entitled to benefits under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. Retirees enrolling a new dependent child age 26+ must provide supporting documentation that the child was continuously covered by other creditable coverage without a gap in coverage of more than 63 days. RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE STIPEND: 1) Eligibility and Provisions: a. Retired employees with twenty (20) years or more of sworn service with the City shall receive a $500 a month stipend until the age of 65 at which time the $500 stipend shall be reduced to $250 a month for two (2) years from the date the employee reached the age of 65. If the retired employee has health insurance coverage from previous or current employment or from a spouse, the employee shall not be eligible to participate in the retirement health benefits program. In order to qualify for this retired health benefit, the retired employee shall execute an affidavit on an annual basis attesting that they are not receiving other moneys to pay for their health insurance premiums. Employees who were hired as a part of the original group of police officers at the time of the creation of the police department, shall be eligible for the retirement health benefits program discussed herein. 503:2 Retirement Benefits for Command Staff Page 5 of 6 149