Eligibility for medical benefits extended to adjunct faculty teaching at least 50% of full-time faculty hours.

This bill amends the General Laws to extend medical benefits to adjunct faculty members at state colleges and universities who teach at least 50% of the hours regularly worked by full-time faculty in a semester. These adjunct faculty members would be eligible for the same medical benefits as other state employees. The bill specifies that the benefits include hospital care, surgical/medical services, and rights, and that these benefits, when combined with federal Medicare program benefits, should be comparable to those provided for retirees prior to the attainment of Medicare eligibility.

Eligibility for medical benefits extended to adjunct faculty teaching at least 50% of full-time faculty hours.

This bill amends the General Laws to extend medical benefits to adjunct faculty members at state colleges and universities who teach at least 50% of the hours regularly worked by full-time faculty in a semester. These adjunct faculty members would be eligible for the same medical benefits as other state employees. The bill specifies that the benefits include hospital care, surgical/medical services, and rights, and that these benefits, when combined with federal Medicare program benefits, should be comparable to those provided for retirees prior to the attainment of Medicare eligibility.