Chapter 32a - Contributory Group General or Blanket Insurance for Persons in the Service of the Commonwealth

Section 1 - Purpose of Chapter
Section 2 - Definitions
Section 3 - Group Insurance Commission
Section 3a - Employees' Advisory Committee
Section 3b - Applicability of Chapter to Commonwealth Charter Schools and Education Collaboratives
Section 4 - Purchase of Insurance Policies by Commission
Section 4a - Administrative Services Contracts
Section 5 - Insurance and Medicare Benefits of State Employees
Section 6 - Amounts of Insurance and Benefits; Determination; Alterations or Reductions; Separability
Section 7 - Information Furnished Commission by Employees
Section 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
Section 8a - Employees on Leaves of Absence for More Than One Year; Insurance Costs Charged to Employing Agency
Section 9 - Dividends, Refunds, Rate Credits; Deposit in Special Funds; Transfer of Reserves
Section 9a - Investment Committee; Investment and Deposit of Funds by State Treasurer
Section 10 - Retirement or Termination of Employment; Effect on Policy; Conversion of Insurance
Section 10a - Additional Insurance
Section 10b - Insurance for Elderly Government Retirees and Their Dependents
Section 10c - Optional Medicare Extension
Section 10d - Disability Insurance; Withholding Payment of Premiums
Section 10e - Insurance for Commonwealth Employee Granted Leave to Care for Dependent Child
Section 11 - Death of Employee or Retired Employee; Continuation of Insurance by Spouse or Dependent
Section 11a - Divorced or Separated Spouses; Continuation of Insurance Coverage
Section 12 - Retired Teachers; Life and Health Insurance; Agreements; Contributions; Withholding of Premiums; Reimbursement of Premiums and Expenses; Dividends; Rules and Regulations
Section 13 - Approval of Applications by Political Subdivisions for Life and Health Insurance Covering Retired Teachers
Section 14 - Optional Insurance for Services of Health Care Organizations
Section 15 - Catastrophic Illness Coverage; Contracts; Premiums; Dividends; Conversion; Rules and Regulations
Section 16 - Election to Continue Insurance Coverages; Notice
Section 17 - Dental and Vision Expenses; Reimbursement of Employees
Section 17a - Coverage for Nonprescription Enteral Formulas for Home Use
Section 17b - Hospice Services for Commonwealth Employees Insured Under Group Insurance Commission
Section 17c - Required Coverage for Prenatal Care, Childbirth, and Postpartum Care
Section 17d - Coverage for Bone Marrow Transplants
Section 17e - Scalp Hair Prostheses Necessary Due to Cancer or Leukemia Treatment
Section 17f - Newborn Hearing Screening Test; Group Insurance Commission Coverage
Section 17g - Items Medically Necessary for the Diagnosis or Treatment of Diabetes; Group Insurance Commission Coverage
Section 17h - Coverage for Human Leukocyte or Histocompatibility Locus Antigen Testing
Section 17i - Prosthetic Devices and Repairs; Group Insurance Commission Coverage
Section 17j - Coverage for Children Under Age 18 for Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Section 17k - Coverage for Orally Administered Anticancer Medications
Section 17l - Coverage for Abuse Deterrent Opioid Drug Products
Section 17m - Preauthorization for Substance Abuse Treatment Not to Be Required
Section 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
Section 17o - Coverage for Medical or Drug Treatments to Correct or Repair Disturbances of Body Composition Caused by HIV Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome
Section 17p - Filling of Remaining Portion of Prescription for Covered Drug That Is a Narcotic Substance Earlier Filled in Lesser Quantity
Section 17q - Pain Management Access Plan
Section 18 - Medicare Health Benefits Supplement Plan, Mandatory Transfer; Payment of Penalty
Section 19 - Release From Insurance Coverage; Payment; Reinstatement of Coverage
Section 20 - Charges or Collections of Excess Compensation
Section 21 - Health Care Services Evaluation; Vendor Quality Improvement Program; Annual Report
Section 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
Section 23 - Coverage for Speech, Hearing and Language Disorders
Section 24 - State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund
Section 24a - State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund Board of Trustees; Membership; Powers and Duties
Section 25 - Insurance Coverage for Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Section 26 - Wellness Program
Section 27 - Toll-Free Telephone Number and Website Providing Customers With Estimated or Maximum Allowed Amount or Charge for Proposed Admission, Procedure or Service
Section 28 - Coverage for Certain Services and Contraceptive Methods