§ 30-6-6 - Rights of employees entering service to maintain health care benefits.
SECTION 30-6-6
§ 30-6-6 Rights of employees enteringservice to maintain health care benefits. – Every employee holding a position in municipal service, who has left or shallleave the position by reason of entering the armed forces of the United States(whether through membership in the reserve of the United States Military orNaval Forces or in the Rhode Island National Guard or Naval Reserves, when anyof the foregoing units are called to active federal or state duty, or by reasonof enlistment, induction commission or otherwise), and who at the time ofentrance into the armed services had family medical benefits, shall continue tobe eligible to receive family medical benefits, in the same manner as availableprior to entering service, for designated family members, excluding theemployee, during the duration of his or her absences required by thecontinuance of service in the armed services and his or her return to municipalservice. Nothing in this section, however, shall require the employee tocontinue family medical benefits provided by the municipality or prevent theemployee from enrolling in or receiving medical benefits from another source ofhealth insurance coverage including the federal medical benefits program fordeployed members of the armed services.