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You qualify for a full retirement at any age with 25 years of service.
If you leave state police employment with ten or more years of service, but fewer than 25 years of service, you will qualify for a deferred retirement at age 50.
You may qualify for a disability pension if you become permanently disabled while a member of this retirement system. The retirement system offers two types of disability pensions, duty and nonduty.
Your spouse or children may qualify for a nonduty or duty preretirement survivor pension if you die before retiring.
When your retirement application is processed, we forward your insurance enrollment information to your chosen health, dental, and vision insurance carriers. You should receive insurance identification cards 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.
The state of Michigan now offers individual Long-Term Care Insurance (LTC) through LifeSecure. To view 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 LTC plan with Prudential or MetLife, you
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February 05, 2024
Public Act (PA) 158 will take effect on Feb. 13, 2024. The new law allows for a child to remain on retiree insurance until the month in which that child turns 26, regardless of enrollment in post-secondary education or dependency status for tax purposes. For more information, please see Dependent Coverage.
If you wish to enroll a child who is now eligible as a result of this change, you may do so as soon as March 1, 2024, by completing and submitting an Insurance Enrollment/Change Request (R0452H) and all required proofs on or before Feb. 29, 2024. When ORS receives your enrollment request and required proofs, coverage will be effective the first of the following month, if your request is received prior to Sept. 1, 2024. If ORS receives your enrollment request and required proofs on or after Sept. 1, 2024, coverage will start the first of the sixth month after receipt.