Am I eligible for CalPERS retiree heathcare?
To be eligible for CalPERS retiree healthcare, (1) you must have at least five years of CalPERS service credit, and (2) you must retire with an effective date no later than 120 days following the date of your separation from your CalPERS employer. If you are eligible, you may enroll for retiree healthcare as an annuitant within 60 calendar days of receipt of the notification of your eligibility or during any open enrollment period. CalPERS has interpreted these statutory requirements as binding on you even if you were not aware at the time you left your employment with MWD that you later would obtain, through the Cargill lawsuit, sufficient CalPERS service credit to enable you to seek a retirement allowance and retiree healthcare from CalPERS. However, if you obtain employment in the future with another CalPERS agency or the State of California, you may be eligible for retiree healthcare when you separate from that employment if you have five years or more of CalPERS service credit, in
