2012 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT(Chapters 1 through 182)
TITLE IV CIVIL SERVICE, RETIREMENTS AND PENSIONS
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 Reimbursement of governmental unit for healthcare premium contribution received by retiree with creditable service attributable to service in one or more other governmental units
• 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 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 Medicare extension plans; mandatory transfer of retirees
• Section 18A Medicare extension plans; mandatory transfer of retirees
• 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; local option; funding schedule
• 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