Retirement

• Your main contact for retirement is STRS/PERS
• You must meet with a retirement counselor before making a decision to retire and to verify service credit with NOCCCD
• STRS/PERS needs a minimum of 90 days prior to retirement date for timely receipt of first retirement check.
• Must submit in writing, a signed retirement letter that includes the specific date of your retirement to your Immediate Supervisor.
• Retirement must be within 120 days of separation from NOCCCD

Retiree Insurance Continuation with Lifetime Health Benefits:
(Classified, Confidential, and Administrators hired prior to 1/1/2019 OR Full-Time Faculty hired prior to 7/21/2021 AND 15 years of full-time credited service or 20 years of part-time credited service with NOCCCD (whichever is sooner).

• If you have dependents on your health coverage, premiums for those dependents will be taken from your PERS/STRS retirement check. 
• No changes will be made to your health insurance coverage unless requested in writing. 
• Any changes regarding your health coverage after your retirement will be referred to CalPERS, our Health Contract Administrator.

Retiree Insurance Continuation without Lifetime Health Benefits:
(Eligible to continue coverage with the CalPERS Health Program at your own expense)

• Your health premium and your dependent(s) health premium (if you have dependents) will be taken from your PERS/STRS retirement check. 
• No changes will be made to your health insurance coverage unless requested in writing. 
• Any changes regarding your health coverage after your retirement will be referred to CalPERS, our Health Contract Administrator.

NOCCCD’s health contract requires all retirees to enroll in Medicare when you attain age 65 (if you qualify for parts A and B of Medicare whether through your own right or through a spouse). If you are qualified for Medicare Parts A and B and fail to enroll, your employee health coverage will be terminated. 

For those employees who defer Part B coverage because they continue to work beyond age 65, the Social Security Administration (SSA) requires the employer to verify the final date of employment. The SSA will provide a form necessary for the District to complete. Submit form to HR/Benefits. 

If you plan to retire before the age of 65, you must ensure all qualifications are met before applying for Medicare parts A and B. 

If you need assistance in determining qualifications for Medicare, contact the Social Security Administration.

Contact the SSA

(800) 772-1212
Social Security Administration website

If enrolled in one of the dental and/or vision plans offered by the District at the time of retirement, you are eligible to continue this coverage at your own cost. Dental and/or vision premium payments cannot be taken from your retirement check. 

NOCCCD is contracted with OptumHealth Financial Services, Inc. to support the ongoing administration and premium collection for dental and vision benefits after retirement. 

For payment questions, you can contact OptumHealth by email at OperationsAdminServices@optum.com or by phone at (866) 301-6681. 

If you are canceled administratively due to non-payment, the carrier’s policy guidelines do not allow us to add you hack at a later time.