Tennessee Code Title 8. Public Officers and Employees § 8-27-209

(1) Eligible retired state employees, eligible retired employees of the University of Tennessee, and eligible retired employees of the state university and community college system who are drawing retirement benefits through the Tennessee consolidated retirement system; and

(2) Eligible retired employees of the University of Tennessee and the state university and community college system who are participants in any other retirement plan offered through their employment with the University of Tennessee or the state university and community college system, regardless of whether such retired employee is drawing a retirement benefit.

(c)(1) From appropriations made in the general appropriations act each year for that purpose, the state insurance committee is authorized to pay an amount on behalf of each participating retiree toward the cost of supplemental medical insurance provided pursuant to this part.

(2) Deleted by 2023 Pub.Acts, c. 216, § 19, eff. July 1, 2023.

(d)(1) The state insurance committee shall, within the appropriations available, establish a contribution level for participating retirees with thirty (30) or more years of service. For participating retirees with twenty (20) years of service, but less than thirty (30) years of service, the state insurance committee shall make a contribution on behalf of participating retirees at not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the contribution made for participating retirees with thirty (30) or more years of service. For participating retirees with fifteen (15) years of service, but less than twenty (20) years of service, the state insurance committee shall make a contribution on behalf of those retirees at not more than fifty percent (50%) of the contribution made for participating retirees with thirty (30) or more years of service. Retirees with less than fifteen (15) years of service may participate in such supplemental medical insurance as may be provided pursuant to this part, but the state insurance committee shall make no contribution on such retirees' behalf.

(2) Deleted by 2023 Pub.Acts, c. 216, § 19, eff. July 1, 2023.

(1) “Retiree” means:

(2) “Years of service” means only those years of service rendered by the retiree as a state employee, University of Tennessee employee, or state university and community college system higher education employee, or teacher in a local education agency, and upon which the retiree's monthly retirement allowance is based.