Massachusetts Chapter 32A — Contributory Group General or Blanket Insurance for Persons in the Service of the Commonwealth

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 1— Purpose of chapter
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 2— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 3— Group insurance commission
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 3A— Employees' advisory committee
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 3B— Applicability of chapter to Commonwealth charter schools and education collaboratives
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 4— Purchase of insurance policies by commission
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 4A— Administrative services contracts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 4B— Retroactive claims denials for behavioral health services
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 5— Insurance and medicare benefits of state employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 6— Amounts of insurance and benefits; determination; alterations or reductions; separability
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 7— Information furnished commission by employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 8— Contributions for premiums by commonwealth and active or retired employees and dependents; ratio; withholding; direct payment; reimbursement by certain agencies; filing copies of contracts and agreements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 8A— Employees on leaves of absence for more than one year; insurance costs charged to employing agency
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 9— Dividends, refunds, rate credits; deposit in special funds; transfer of reserves
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 9A— Investment committee; investment and deposit of funds by state treasurer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 10— Retirement or termination of employment; effect on policy; conversion of insurance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 10A— Additional insurance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 10B— Insurance for elderly government retirees and their dependents
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 10C— Optional medicare extension
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 10D— Disability insurance; withholding payment of premiums
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 10E— Insurance for commonwealth employee granted leave to care for dependent child
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 11— Death of employee or retired employee; continuation of insurance by spouse or dependent
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 11A— Divorced or separated spouses; continuation of insurance coverage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 12— Retired teachers; life and health insurance; agreements; contributions; withholding of premiums; reimbursement of premiums and expenses; dividends; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 13— Approval of applications by political subdivisions for life and health insurance covering retired teachers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 14— Optional insurance for services of health care organizations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 15— Catastrophic illness coverage; contracts; premiums; dividends; conversion; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 16— Election to continue insurance coverages; notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17— Dental and vision expenses; reimbursement of employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17A— Coverage for nonprescription enteral formulas for home use
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17B— Hospice services for commonwealth employees insured under group insurance commission
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17C— Required coverage for abortion, abortion-related care, prenatal care, childbirth, and postpartum care
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17D— Coverage for bone marrow transplants
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17E— Scalp hair prostheses necessary due to cancer or leukemia treatment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17F— Newborn hearing screening test; group insurance commission coverage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17G— Items medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of diabetes; group insurance commission coverage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17H— Coverage for human leukocyte or histocompatibility locus antigen testing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17I— Prosthetic devices and repairs; group insurance commission coverage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17J— Coverage for children under age 18 for cleft lip and cleft palate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17K— Coverage for orally administered anticancer medications
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17L— Coverage for abuse deterrent opioid drug products
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17M— Preauthorization for substance abuse treatment not to be required
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17N— Coverage for medically necessary acute treatment and clinical stabilization services; preauthorization not to be required; notice to carrier of admission and initial treatment plan
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17O— Coverage for medical or drug treatments to correct or repair disturbances of body composition caused by HIV associated lipodystrophy syndrome
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17P— Filling of remaining portion of prescription for covered drug that is a narcotic substance earlier filled in lesser quantity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17Q— Pain management access plan; non-medication and nonsurgical treatment; review; educational materials
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17R— Coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17S— Coverage for medically necessary mental health acute treatment, community-based acute treatment and intensive community-based acute treatment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17T— Coverage for standard fertility preservation services
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17U— Coverage for postpartum depression and major depressive disorder screenings conducted pursuant to section 247 of chapter 111
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17V— Coverage for the provision of medically necessary pasteurized donor human milk and donor human milk-derived products
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17W— Coverage for universal postpartum home visiting services in accordance with operational standards set by the department of public health pursuant to section 248 of chapter 111
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17X— Coverage for prescribed, ordered or dispensed opioid antagonists; reimbursement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17Y— Coverage for recovery coaches
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 17Z— Coverage for identified generic and brand name drug used to treat diabetes, asthma, and certain heart conditions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 18— Medicare health benefits supplement plan, mandatory transfer; payment of penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 19— Release from insurance coverage; payment; reinstatement of coverage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 20— Charges or collections of excess compensation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 21— Health care services evaluation; vendor quality improvement program; annual report
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 22— Diagnosis and treatment of certain biologically-based mental disorders; mental disorders of victims of rape; non-biologically-based mental disorders of children and adolescents under age 19; group insurance commission coverage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 22A— Coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services delivered through the psychiatric collaborative care model
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 22B— Implement and enforcement of mental health parity provisions of the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; federal guidance and regulations and state mental health parity laws and regulations; annual report
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 23— Coverage for speech, hearing and language disorders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 24— State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 24A— State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund board of trustees; membership; powers and duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 25— Insurance coverage for diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 25A— Coverage for treatment of Down syndrome through speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy and applied behavior analysis services
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 26— Wellness program
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 27— Toll-free telephone number and website providing customers with estimated or maximum allowed amount or charge for proposed admission, procedure or service
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 28— Coverage for certain services and contraceptive methods
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 29— Tobacco cessation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 30— Coverage for telehealth services
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 31— Benefits for medically necessary emergency services programs to be provided on nondiscriminatory basis
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 32— Coverage for annual mental health wellness examination
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 33— Federally-defined preventive services
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, § 34— Medical expense coverage for screening mammograms; diagnostic exams for breast cancer, digital breast tomosynthesis screening, MRIs and ultrasounds