Massachusetts Chapter 32B — Contributory Group General or Blanket Insurance for Persons in the Service of Counties, Cities, Towns and Districts, and Their Dependents

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 1— Purpose of chapter
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 2— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 2A— Traffic supervisors as employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 2B— Reserve, permanent-intermittent or call firefighters as employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 3— Purchase of group life, accidental death, etc., insurance policies; reinsurance agreements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 3A— Administrative services contract for payment of claims by political subdivision; claims trust fund; annual audit
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 4— Automatic insurance of employees; election to forego coverage; notice; withdrawal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 5— Amount of employee insurance coverage; schedules of benefits; determination; excess coverage, withholding of premium
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 6— Employees to furnish information; certificate or booklet of coverage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 7— Premiums; withholding, contribution; direct payment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 7A— Contribution and withholding for premiums; subsidiary or additional rate; payments in lieu of withholding; acceptance of section
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 8— Dividends, refunds and rate credits to inure to benefit of governmental unit
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 8A— Dividends and refunds; deposit in employees' group insurance trust fund; administrative costs; effective date
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 9— Policy provisions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 9A— Political subdivision; contribution for insurance premiums of retired employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 9B— Death of employee or retired employee; continuation of insurance coverage by spouse
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 9C— Death of fire fighter; continuation of insurance coverage by spouse; contribution by governmental unit; acceptance of provisions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 9D— Insurance premium payable by surviving spouse; contribution by political subdivisions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 9E— Subsidiary or additional rate; payment by political subdivisions; premium payment by retired employee; acceptance of section
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 9F— Retired local employees; life, accidental death and dismemberment coverage; acceptance of section
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 9G— Surviving spouse of police officer killed in line of duty; continuation of group coverage; payment of premiums; acceptance of section
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 9H— Divorced or separated spouses; continuation of group coverage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 9I— Employees on military leave of absence for active service; payment of premiums; acceptance of section
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 10— Acceptance of chapter by county, city, town, municipality or district
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 10A— Purchase of insurance by public authority following acceptance of chapter
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 11— Schedules of insurance benefits; establishment; joint participation; administration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 11A— Additional insurance; application; cancellation; conversion
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 11B— Insurance for elderly government retirees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 11C— Optional medicare extension
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 11D— Accidental insurance for policemen and firefighters; payment of portion of premiums by municipalities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 11E— Life and health insurance for retired teachers; appropriation of funds authorized; acceptance of section by political subdivisions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 11F— Disability income insurance for nonoccupational injury or disease; premiums; cancellation; dividends or refunds; acceptance of this section
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 12— Joint negotiation and purchase of insurance by governmental units; trusts or joint purchase agreements for health care coverage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 13— Repealed, 1958, 558, Sec. 4
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 14— Rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 15— Insurance coverage for employees of governmental units; appropriation or expenditure of public funds for payment of premiums
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 16— Optional insurance for services of health care organizations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 17— Election to continue insurance coverages; notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 18— Repealed, 2011, 68, Sec. 53
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 18A— Transfer of retiree, spouse or dependent to Medicare health plan
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 19— Health carriers; contracts; public employee committees; agreements with public authorities; transfer of subscribers to commission
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 20A— Actuarial valuation report on liabilities for health care and other post-employment benefits for retired employees; summary report
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 21— Manner of changing health insurance benefits; estimation of savings; approval of agreement; immediate implementation; time for review; distribution of savings; regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 22— Copayments, deductibles, tiered provider network copayments and other cost-sharing plan design features; increases
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 24— Health care flexible spending accounts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 25— Health reimbursement arrangements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 26— Enrollment audit
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 27— Historical claims data
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 28— Joint negotiation and purchase of coverage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 29— Annual report on non-Medicare and Medicare plans with largest subscriber enrollments