A. On notification, the board shall pay from the assets of the separate account established pursuant to subsection G of this section part of the single coverage premium of any group health and accident insurance for each retired member or survivor of the plan who receives a pension and who has elected to participate in coverage provided by Section 38-651.01 or 38-782 or any other retiree health and accident insurance coverage provided or administered by a participating employer in the plan. The board shall pay up to:

1. One hundred fifty dollars per month for each retired member or survivor of the plan who is not eligible for medicare.

2. One hundred dollars per month for each retired member or survivor of the plan who is eligible for medicare.

B. On notification, the board shall pay from the assets of the separate account established pursuant to subsection G of this section part of the family coverage premium of any group health and accident insurance for each retired member or survivor of the plan who elects family coverage and who otherwise qualifies for payment pursuant to subsection A of this section. Payment under this subsection is in the following amounts:

1. Up to two hundred sixty dollars per month if the retired member or survivor of the plan and one or more dependents are not eligible for medicare.

2. Up to one hundred seventy dollars per month if the retired member or survivor of the plan and one or more dependents are eligible for medicare.

3. Up to two hundred fifteen dollars if either:

(a) The retired member or survivor of the plan is not eligible for medicare and one or more dependents are eligible for medicare.

(b) The retired member or survivor of the plan is eligible for medicare and one or more dependents are not eligible for medicare.

C. The board shall not pay more than the amount prescribed in this section for a benefit recipient as a member or survivor of the plan.

D. A retired member or survivor of the plan may elect to purchase individual health care coverage and receive a payment pursuant to this section through the retired member’s former employer if that former employer assumes the administrative functions associated with the payment, including verification that the payment is used to pay for health insurance coverage if the payment is made to the retired member or survivor of the plan.

E. This section does not apply to a retired member of the plan who becomes a member on or after September 13, 2013 and who is reemployed and participates in health care coverage provided by the member’s new employer.

F. This section does not apply to a survivor of the plan whose deceased spouse becomes a member on or after September 13, 2013 and who is reemployed and participates in health care coverage provided by the survivor’s new employer.

G. The board shall establish a separate account that consists of the benefits provided pursuant to this section. The board shall deposit the benefits provided by this section in the account. The board shall not use or divert any part of the corpus or income of the account for any purpose other than the provision of benefits pursuant to this section unless the liabilities to provide the benefits pursuant to this section are satisfied. If the liabilities to provide the benefits described in this section are satisfied, the board shall return any amount remaining in the account to the employer.

H. Payment of the benefits provided by this section is subject to the following conditions:

1. The payment of the benefits is subordinate to the payment of retirement benefits payable by the plan.

2. The total of contributions for the benefits and actual contributions for life insurance protection, if any, shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the total actual employer and employee contributions to the plan, minus the contributions to fund past service credits, after the day the account is established.

3. The contributions by the employer to the account shall be reasonable and ascertainable.

I. If a member who is eligible for benefits under this section forfeits the member’s interest in the account before the termination of the plan, an amount equal to the amount of the forfeiture shall be applied as soon as possible to reduce employer contributions to fund the benefits provided by this section.