Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 4. (a) If an employer of a public safety officer who dies in the line of duty after December 31, 2017, offers health coverage for active employees, the employer shall offer to provide and pay for health coverage under the health coverage plan provided for active employees for the surviving spouse and each natural child, stepchild, and adopted child of the public safety officer.
(b) The health coverage for a surviving natural child, stepchild, or adopted child of the public safety officer provided under subsection (a) continues:
(1) until the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) until the child becomes twenty-three (23) years of age, if the child is:
(A) enrolled in and regularly attending a secondary school; or
(B) a full-time student at an accredited college or university; or
(3) during the entire period of the child's physical or mental disability;
whichever period is longest.
(c) If the employer of a public safety officer who dies in the line of duty after December 31, 2017, offers health coverage to active employees, the health coverage that the employer provides to a surviving spouse and each natural child, stepchild, and adopted child of the public safety officer under subsection (a) must be equal to that offered to active employees.
(d) The employer's offer to provide and pay for health coverage under subsection (a) must remain open as long as the employer continues to offer health coverage for active employees, and:
(1) the surviving spouse is eligible for the health coverage under subsection (a); or
(2) a natural child, a stepchild, or an adopted child of the public safety officer is eligible for the health coverage under subsections (a) and (b).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration § 5-10-18-4 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-5-state-and-local-administration/in-code-sect-5-10-18-4/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)