Idaho Code 67-5333 allows eligible retirees to convert half of their unused sick leave to an account that can be used to pay premiums for “such health, dental, vision, long-term care, prescription drug, and life insurance programs as may be maintained by the state”. Upon your retirement, your employer will provide PERSI with an accounting of your unused sick leave, and this accounting will be used to calculate the amount of unused sick leave credited to your account.

The Office of Group Insurance is responsible for entering into agreements with insurance carriers to provide coverage to the State of Idaho retirees. Once you decide on coverage options, you are responsible for contacting the insurance carrier, enrolling in coverage, and instructing the carrier to add your name to the PERSI billing file. If you wish to change insurance plans or cancel coverage, you must contact the insurance carrier directly. The insurance carrier will then end the deductions from your PERSI account. “For the list of approved carriers and contact information, visit the website of the Office of Group Insurance.”