§117. Group health insurance; Third Judicial District; office of the district attorney; eligible retired employees

            A. The premium costs of group health insurance shall be paid in full from the district attorney's general fund of the Third Judicial District, or by paying an amount equal to one hundred percent of the premium for a current employee of the office of the district attorney, as the retiree chooses, for any district attorney or assistant district attorney who retired with at least twenty-four years of full-time service, regardless of age.

            B. When the retired district attorney or assistant district attorney reaches the age or condition for Medicare eligibility, the retired district attorney or assistant district attorney shall secure Medicare and pursue a supplemental plan. The office of the district attorney shall continue to pay the retired district attorney's or assistant district attorney's current health insurance premium or the premium for the supplemental plan that is comparable to the present insurance coverage.

            C. As used in this Section, "years of full-time service" means the number of years of creditable service that the retiree had in the District Attorneys' Retirement System, as an assistant district attorney or an elected district attorney.

            Acts 2026, No. 615, §1.