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

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  5. Contributory Group General or Blanket Insurance for Persons in the Service of Counties, Cities, Towns and Districts, and Their Dependents

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Section
1

Purpose of Chapter

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2

Definitions

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2a

Traffic Supervisors as Employees

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2b

Reserve, Permanent-Intermittent or Call Firefighters as Employees

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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

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4

Automatic Insurance of Employees; Election to Forego Coverage; Notice; Withdrawal

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5

Amount of Employee Insurance Coverage; Schedules of Benefits; Determination; Excess Coverage, Withholding of Premium

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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

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9

Policy Provisions

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9a

Political Subdivision; Contribution for Insurance Premiums of Retired Employees

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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Repealed, 2016, 218, Sec. 14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

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9d

Insurance Premium Payable by Surviving Spouse; Contribution by Political Subdivisions

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9d1/2

Insurance Premium Payable by Surviving Spouse; Additional Contribution by Political Subdivisions

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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

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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

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10

Acceptance of Chapter by County, City, Town, Municipality or District

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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

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11e

Life and Health Insurance for Retired Teachers; Appropriation of Funds Authorized; Acceptance of Section by Political Subdivisions

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11f

Disability Income Insurance for Nonoccupational Injury or Disease; Premiums; Cancellation; Dividends or Refunds; Acceptance of This Section

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12

Joint Negotiation and Purchase of Insurance by Governmental Units; Trusts or Joint Purchase Agreements for Health Care Coverage

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13

Repealed, 1958, 558, Sec. 4

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14

Rules and Regulations

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15

Insurance Coverage for Employees of Governmental Units; Appropriation or Expenditure of Public Funds for Payment of Premiums

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16

Optional Insurance for Services of Health Care Organizations

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17

Election to Continue Insurance Coverages; Notice

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18

Repealed, 2011, 68, Sec. 53

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18a

Transfer of Retiree, Spouse or Dependent to Medicare Health Plan

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19

Health Carriers; Contracts; Public Employee Committees; Agreements With Public Authorities; Transfer of Subscribers to Commission

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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

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21

Manner of Changing Health Insurance Benefits; Estimation of Savings; Approval of Agreement; Immediate Implementation; Time for Review; Distribution of Savings; Regulations

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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

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24

Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts

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25

Health Reimbursement Arrangements

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26

Enrollment Audit

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27

Historical Claims Data

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28

Joint Negotiation and Purchase of Coverage

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29

Annual Report on Non-Medicare and Medicare Plans With Largest Subscriber Enrollments