CHAPTER 32B. CONTRIBUTORY GROUP GENERAL OR BLANKET INSURANCE FOR PERSONS IN THE SERVICE OF COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS


SECTION 1. Purpose of chapter
SECTION 2. Definitions
SECTION 2A. Traffic supervisors as employees
SECTION 2B. Reserve, permanent-intermittent or call firefighters as employees
SECTION 3. Purchase of group life, accidental death, etc., insurance policies; reinsurance agreements
SECTION 3A. Administrative services contract for payment of claims by political subdivision; claims trust fund; annual audit
SECTION 4. Automatic insurance of employees; election to forego coverage; notice; withdrawal
SECTION 5. Amount of employee insurance coverage; schedules of benefits; determination; excess coverage, withholding of premium
SECTION 6. Employees to furnish information; certificate or booklet of coverage
SECTION 7. Premiums; withholding, contribution; direct payment
SECTION 7A. Contribution and withholding for premiums; subsidiary or additional rate; payments in lieu of withholding; acceptance of section
SECTION 8. Dividends, refunds and rate credits to inure to benefit of governmental unit
SECTION 8A. Dividends and refunds; deposit in employees' group insurance trust fund; administrative costs; effective date
SECTION 9. Policy provisions
SECTION 9A. Political subdivision; contribution for insurance premiums of retired employees
SECTION 9A1/2. Repealed, 2016, 218, Sec. 14
SECTION 9B. Death of employee or retired employee; continuation of insurance coverage by spouse
SECTION 9C. Death of fire fighter; continuation of insurance coverage by spouse; contribution by governmental unit; acceptance of provisions
SECTION 9C1/2. Death of call, volunteer, intermittent, part-time or reserve firefighter, emergency medical services provider or police officer; continuation of insurance coverage by spouse and dependents
SECTION 9D. Insurance premium payable by surviving spouse; contribution by political subdivisions
SECTION 9D1/2. Insurance premium payable by surviving spouse; additional contribution by political subdivisions
SECTION 9D3/4. Insurance premium payable by surviving spouse; additional contribution by political subdivisions not accepting provisions of Secs. 9D or 9D1/2
SECTION 9E. Subsidiary or additional rate; payment by political subdivisions; premium payment by retired employee; acceptance of section
SECTION 9F. Retired local employees; life, accidental death and dismemberment coverage; acceptance of section
SECTION 9G. Surviving spouse of police officer killed in line of duty; continuation of group coverage; payment of premiums; acceptance of section
SECTION 9H. Divorced or separated spouses; continuation of group coverage
SECTION 9I. Employees on military leave of absence for active service; payment of premiums; acceptance of section
SECTION 10. Acceptance of chapter by county, city, town, municipality or district
SECTION 10A. Purchase of insurance by public authority following acceptance of chapter
SECTION 11. Schedules of insurance benefits; establishment; joint participation; administration
SECTION 11A. Additional insurance; application; cancellation; conversion
SECTION 11B. Insurance for elderly government retirees
SECTION 11C. Optional medicare extension
SECTION 11D. Accidental insurance for policemen and firefighters; payment of portion of premiums by municipalities
SECTION 11E. Life and health insurance for retired teachers; appropriation of funds authorized; acceptance of section by political subdivisions
SECTION 11F. Disability income insurance for nonoccupational injury or disease; premiums; cancellation; dividends or refunds; acceptance of this section
SECTION 12. Joint negotiation and purchase of insurance by governmental units; trusts or joint purchase agreements for health care coverage
SECTION 13. Repealed, 1958, 558, Sec. 4
SECTION 14. Rules and regulations
SECTION 15. Insurance coverage for employees of governmental units; appropriation or expenditure of public funds for payment of premiums
SECTION 16. Optional insurance for services of health care organizations
SECTION 17. Election to continue insurance coverages; notice
SECTION 18. Repealed, 2011, 68, Sec. 53
SECTION 18A. Transfer of retiree, spouse or dependent to Medicare health plan
SECTION 19. Health carriers; contracts; public employee committees; agreements with public authorities; transfer of subscribers to commission
SECTION 20. Other Post–Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund; sources of funding; custodian; trustees; separate OPEB Fund board of trustees as investing authority; expenditures and investments
SECTION 20A. Actuarial valuation report on liabilities for health care and other post-employment benefits for retired employees; summary report
SECTION 21. Manner of changing health insurance benefits; estimation of savings; approval of agreement; immediate implementation; time for review; distribution of savings; regulations
SECTION 22. Copayments, deductibles, tiered provider network copayments and other cost-sharing plan design features; increases
SECTION 23. Transfer of subscribers to commission; notice; transfer to Medicare of eligible subscribers; withdrawal from commission coverage; group coverage provided by commission; deficit in claims trust fund by self-insured political subdivision; administration of coverage for transferred subscribers by commission; reimbursement of commission for coverage costs; withdrawal from commission
SECTION 24. Health care flexible spending accounts
SECTION 25. Health reimbursement arrangements
SECTION 26. Enrollment audit
SECTION 27. Historical claims data
SECTION 28. Joint negotiation and purchase of coverage
SECTION 29. Annual report on non-Medicare and Medicare plans with largest subscriber enrollments