A. If a group health insurer offers a retired employee a health insurance plan, the district attorney's office of the Eleventh Judicial District shall pay the retired employee's premium, upon retirement age, per the Parochial Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana. Otherwise, the district attorney's office shall pay up to one hundred percent of the retired employee's health insurance premium comparable to the premium of an active employee's plan of choice.
B. When the retired employee reaches the age or condition for Medicare eligibility, the retired employee shall secure Medicare and pursue a supplemental plan. The district attorney's office shall continue to pay the retired employee's current health insurance premium or the premium for the supplemental plan that is comparable to the present insurance coverage.
C. For purposes of this Section, a retired employee shall have twenty-five consecutive years of employment with the district attorney's office at the time of retirement.