West Virginia Code
Article 22A. West Virginia Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System
§8-22A-29. Effective Date; Special Starting Date for Benefits; Provisions Governing Health Care Benefits for Retirees Age Fifty to Fifty-Five

(a) The effective date of this article is January 1, 2010. No payout of any benefits may be made by the retirement system to any person prior to January 1, 2013, except as provided in subsection (a), section nine of this article.
(b) The Director of the Public Employees Insurance Agency shall include in the insurance plan document filed in the office of the Secretary of State as 151 CSR 1 provisions governing health insurance benefits for retirees under the plan who are enrolled by their employers in insurance provided by the Public Employees Insurance Agency.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations

Article 22A. West Virginia Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System

§8-22A-1. Title

§8-22A-2. Definitions

§8-22A-3. Meaning of Terms

§8-22A-4. Creation and Administration of West Virginia Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System; Specification of Actuarial Assumptions

§8-22A-5. Article to Be Liberally Construed; Board to Administer Plan; Federal Qualification Requirements

§8-22A-6. Members

§8-22A-7. Creation of Fund; Investments; Actuarial Valuations

§8-22A-8. Members' Contributions; Employer Contributions

§8-22A-8a. Correction of Errors; Underpayments; Overpayments

§8-22A-9. Retirement; Commencement of Benefits; Insurance Requirements During Early Period

§8-22A-10. Federal Law Maximum Benefit Limitations

§8-22A-11. Federal Law Minimum Required Distributions

§8-22A-12. Direct Rollovers

§8-22A-13. Rollovers and Transfers to Repay Withdrawn Contributions

§8-22A-14. Retirement Benefits

§8-22A-15. Annuity Options

§8-22A-16. Refunds to Certain Members on Discharge or Resignation; Deferred Retirement; Preretirement Death; Forfeitures

§8-22A-17. Awards and Benefits for Disability Duty Related; Exception During Early Period

§8-22A-18. Awards and Benefits for Disability Due to Other Causes; Exception During Early Period

§8-22A-19. Same -- Physical Examinations; Recertification; Termination of Disability

§8-22A-20. Awards and Benefits to Surviving Spouse -- When Member Dies in Performance of Duty, etc.; Exception During Early Period

§8-22A-21. Awards and Benefits to Surviving Spouse -- When Member Dies From Nonservice-Connected Causes

§8-22A-22. Additional Death Benefits and Scholarships - Dependent Children

§8-22A-23. Burial Benefit

§8-22A-24. Double Death Benefits Prohibited

§8-22A-25. Right to Benefits Not Subject to Execution, etc.; Assignments Prohibited; Deductions for Group Insurance; Setoffs for Fraud; Exception for Certain Domestic Relations Orders; Assets Exempt From Taxes

§8-22A-26. Fraud; Penalties; and Repayment

§8-22A-27. Credit Toward Retirement for Member's Military Service; Qualified Military Service

§8-22A-28. How a Municipality or Municipal Subdivision Becomes a Participating Public Employer; Duty to Request Referendum on Social Security Coverage

§8-22A-29. Effective Date; Special Starting Date for Benefits; Provisions Governing Health Care Benefits for Retirees Age Fifty to Fifty-Five

§8-22A-30. Limitation of Employer Liability

§8-22A-31. Benefits Not Forfeited if System Terminates

§8-22A-32. Membership Retroactive in Certain Circumstances

§8-22A-33. Special Authorization for Municipal Police or Firefighters Hired After July 1, 2015

§8-22A-34. Return to Covered Employment by Retirant

§8-22A-35. Severability