Alabama § 36-34-1 - Local Units Authorized to Extend Health Insurance Coverage to Retirees.

Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 36-34-1 — Local Units Authorized to Extend Health Insurance Coverage to Retirees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 36-34-1. Local Units Authorized to Extend Health Insurance Coverage to Retirees.

The local unit participants in the Employees’ Retirement System under Section 36-27-6 are authorized to extend to the retirees, designated beneficiaries, and surviving spouses of active employees of the local units who are receiving benefits from the retirement system health insurance coverage in the insurance plan which covers those employees of the local units. The costs of extending the health insurance plan to the retirees, designated beneficiaries, and surviving spouses may be paid from any funds available to the local units boards which are otherwise unencumbered.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 36-34-1 ("Local Units Authorized to Extend Health Insurance Coverage to Retirees.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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