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(a) All persons in the service of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, the University of the Virgin Islands, the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority, and the Virgin Islands Port Authority, whether elected, appointed or employed, shall participate in the health insurance plan, provided, unless they can provide annual proof to the Government of the Virgin Islands Health Insurance Board that they are covered by a recognized health insurance plan; provided, however, that the Board may adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate to exclude temporary, part-time and intermittent employment.\n(b) Any person employed by a not for profit corporation which has been funded 75% or more each year from federal or local government funds shall be eligible to participate in the health insurance plan.\n(c) The contract or contracts shall provide for health insurance for retired employees of the Government and their spouses and dependent children and surviving spouses of retirees who receive a retirement annuity based on the selection of the deceased retiree as defined by the rules and regulations of the Board.\n(d) The Board shall adopt rules and regulations

uses of retirees who receive a retirement annuity based on the selection of the deceased retiree as defined by the rules and regulations of the Board.\n(d) The Board shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing the conditions under which an employee or retired employee may elect to participate in or withdraw from the plan.\n(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Code, any member, upon withdrawal from government service on or after October 1, 1959, shall be entitled to all available benefits including, but not limited to, health insurance, life insurance, annuity benefits, and disability benefits.\n(f) The Board shall reconcile its Group Insurance Program records every ninety (90) days to exclude non-eligible persons.