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GA Code § 45-18-7.5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-7.5. Employees of Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, Spouses, and Dependent Children

 The board is authorized to contract with the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority for the inclusion in any health insurance plan or plans established under this part of the employees and retiring employees of the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority and their spouses and dependent children, as defined by the regulations of the board. It shall be the duty of the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority to deduct from the salary or other remuneration or otherwise collect such payment from its qualified employees, retired employees, or dependents as may be required under the board's regulations. In addition, it shall be the duty of the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority to make the employer contributions required for the operation of such plan or plans. Should the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority fail to remit such deductions or such employer contributions to the board, the commissioner may, upon written notice to the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, terminate the coverage for such employees as of the day following the last day for which such deductions or such employer contributions were remitted to the board. Coverage may be reinstated upon the tender of any such deductions or employer contributions not previously remitted.    (Code 1981, §45-18-7.5, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 573, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 188, § 7/HB 1372; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 45/HB 1387.)
GA Code § 45-18-7.6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-7.6. Employees of Georgia-Federal State Inspection Service, Spouses, and Dependent Children

 The board is authorized to contract with the Georgia-Federal State Inspection Service for the inclusion in any health insurance plan or plans established under this part of the state employees of, retiring employees of, and employees who retired under the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia on or before July 1, 2000, from the Georgia-Federal State Inspection Service and their spouses and dependent children, as defined by the regulations of the board. It shall be the duty of the Georgia-Federal State Inspection Service to deduct from the salary or other remuneration or otherwise collect such payment from its qualified employees or dependents as may be required under the board's regulations. In addition, it shall be the duty of the Georgia-Federal State Inspection Service to make the employer contributions required for the operation of such plan or plans. Should the Georgia-Federal State Inspection Service fail to remit such deductions or such employer contributions to the board, the commissioner may, upon written notice to the Georgia-Federal State Inspection Service, terminate the coverage for such employees as of the day following the last day for which such deductions or such employer contributions were remitted to the board. Coverage may be reinstated upon the tender of any such deductions or employer contributions not previously remitted.    (Code 1981, §45-18-7.6, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1411, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1032, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 188, § 8/HB 1372; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 45/HB 1387.)   Law reviews.   - For note on the 2001 amendment to this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 270 (2001).
GA Code § 45-18-7.8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-7.8. Employees of the Georgia Student Finance Authority

 The board is authorized to contract with the Georgia Student Finance Authority for the inclusion in any health insurance plan or plans established under this part of the employees of the Georgia Student Finance Authority and their spouses and dependent children, as defined by the regulations of the board. It shall be the duty of the Georgia Student Finance Authority to deduct from the salary or other remuneration of its employees such payment as may be required under the board's regulations. In addition, it shall be the duty of the Georgia Student Finance Authority to make the employer contributions required for the operation of such plan or plans.    (Code 1981, §45-18-7.8, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 858, § 1/SB 363.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2010, "this part" was substituted for "this article" in the first sentence of this Code section.
GA Code § 45-18-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-8. Right of Employees to Secure Coverage for Spouse and Dependents; Regulations

 Upon agreeing to pay his contribution to the cost of such coverage, each employee shall be entitled to have his spouse and dependent children, as defined by the regulations of the board, included in the coverage. The board shall adopt regulations governing the discontinuance and resumption by employees of coverage for dependents.   (Ga. L. 1961, p. 147, § 8.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 43 Am. Jur. 2d, Insurance, § 467 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 30 C.J.S., Employer-Employee, § 176.
GA Code § 45-18-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-11. Procedure for Presentation of Claims and Payment of Benefits

  Any benefits payable under the plan may be made either directly to the attending physicians, hospitals, medical groups, or others furnishing the services upon which a claim is based or to the covered employee, upon presentation of valid bills for such services, subject to such provisions to facilitate payment as may be made by the board.   The claims must be presented in writing to the board or its designee within two years from the date the service was rendered or else no benefits will be owed or paid.   All drafts or checks issued by the board or the board's designee shall be void if not presented and accepted by the drawer's bank within six months of the date the draft or check was drawn. If the payee or member does not present the draft or check for acceptance during the seven years following the date the draft or check was issued, the draft or check will be void, funds will be retained in the insurance fund, and further payments for such claim will not be owed or paid.    (Ga. L. 1961, p. 147, § 9; Ga. L. 1979, p. 667, § 2; Ga. L. 1988, p. 397, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For article surveying recent legislative and judicial developments regarding Georgia's insurance laws, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 117 (1979).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Criminal prosecution or disciplinary action against medical practitioner for fraud in connection with claims under medicaid, medicare, or similar welfare program for providing medical service, 50 A.L.R.3d 549.   Filing of false insurance claims for medical services as ground for disciplinary action against dentist, physician, or other medical practitioner, 70 A.L.R.4th 132.
GA Code § 45-18-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-12. Creation of Health Insurance Fund; Amounts Credited to Fund; Special Reserve; Administrator and Custodian of Fund

  There is created a health insurance fund which shall be available without fiscal year limitations for premium, subscription charge, benefits, and administration costs. The amounts withheld from employees and retired employees under this part, all amounts contributed by the state or from federal funds to such health insurance fund, and all amounts contributed by any state authority pursuant to this part shall be credited to such health insurance fund. All other income, as well as the income derived from any dividends, premium rate adjustments, or other refunds under any contract or contracts, shall be credited to and constitute a part of such fund. Any amounts remaining in such fund after all premiums or subscription charges and other expenses have been paid shall be retained in such fund as a special reserve for adverse fluctuation. The commissioner of community health shall be executive officer of the Board of Community Health for the administration of this part and custodian of such health insurance fund and shall be responsible under a properly approved bond for all moneys coming into said fund and paid out of said fund as may be required to be paid to any contracting corporation under any contract entered into pursuant to this part and to cover administrative costs.   Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner may combine the fund provided for in this Code section with the funds provided for in Code Section 20-2-891 and Code Section 20-2-918.    (Ga. L. 1961, p. 147, § 10; Ga. L. 1962, p. 51, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 23; Ga. L. 2005, p. 623, § 6/SB 284; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 45/HB 1387.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Funds, § 8.
GA Code § 45-18-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-13. Deposit of Amounts From Health Insurance Fund Available for Investment in Trust Account; Investment of Funds; Withdrawal of Funds From Trust Account

 Any amounts held by the health insurance fund which are available for investment shall be paid over to the Office of the State Treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit said funds in a trust account for credit only to the health insurance fund. The state treasurer shall invest these health insurance funds subject to the limitations of Code Section 50-5A-7 and Chapter 17 of Title 50. All income derived from said investments shall accrue to the health insurance fund. When moneys are paid over to the Office of the State Treasurer as provided in this Code section, the commissioner of community health shall submit an estimate of the date such funds shall no longer be available for investment. When the commissioner of community health wishes to withdraw funds from the trust account provided for in this Code section, he or she shall submit a request for such withdrawal in writing to the state treasurer.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 14, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1402, § 18; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 23; Ga. L. 1999, p. 592, § 19; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1474, § 7; Ga. L. 2010, p. 863, §§ 2, 3/SB 296.)
GA Code § 45-18-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-16. Certification of Employer Payment Percentage for Ensuing Fiscal Year; Provision in Budgets for Funds for Employer Payments

 Not less than 30 days prior to the commencement of the plan year, the commissioner of community health shall certify to the director or chief administrative officer of each state department, bureau, institution, board, commission, or authority having employees covered by this part the amount of percentage adopted by the board as employer payments for the ensuing fiscal year; and they shall, in their annual budget, make provisions for funds with which to pay the board the required employer payments.   (Ga. L. 1961, p. 147, § 14; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 23; Ga. L. 2006, p. 188, § 11/HB 1372; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 45/HB 1387.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Amount of employer contribution.   - The statutory authority of the State Personnel Board and the Governor to set the employer contribution is no longer constrained by a percentage cap in general law. However, the authority is constrained by the health plan statute itself to require the board to set the contribution for the year within amounts made available by the appropriations act. 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 89-3.   When the board sets the employer contribution, it must take into account the budget, which in June has been finalized by enactment of the new appropriations act. When the rate is set, employers in state government must pay it, but they know before the fiscal year commences that the rate will be, and it must be, consistent with the overall budget as set by the appropriations act. 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 89-3.
GA Code § 45-18-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-17. Employees to Become Members of Plan Unless Coverage Rejected or Waived; Withdrawal From Plan by Persons Covered by Social Security Medical Care

  All persons who become state employees as defined in this part and who are eligible as specified in the rules and regulations of the board shall become members of this health insurance program unless the employee rejects or waives such coverage in writing.   Any annuitant or person appointed to an emeritus position or any person eligible to be covered by the medical care for the aged program of the Social Security Administration, which person is included in the coverage of any health insurance plan established as provided in this part, may withdraw from such plan and discontinue his coverage thereunder in such manner as may be provided by rules and regulations promulgated and adopted by the board. In the event any such annuitant or person appointed to an emeritus position withdraws from such plan and discontinues his coverage thereunder, coverage of his spouse and dependent child or children shall likewise be withdrawn and coverage thereunder discontinued.    (Ga. L. 1961, p. 147, § 15; Ga. L. 1964, p. 196, § 2; Ga. L. 1966, p. 279, § 3; Ga. L. 1979, p. 667, § 4; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1148, § 3.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2010, "this part" was substituted for "this article" in this Code section.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Withdrawal from plan.   - The State Personnel Board can adopt a regulation providing for a method by which state employees can withdraw from the State Health Insurance Plan after their initial employment. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-502.    Employees of regional development centers  are not eligible to participate in the state employees health insurance plan since regional development centers are instrumentalities of the municipalities and counties of their regions and since employees of such instrumentalities do not fall within the statutory definition of "employees" who are eligible for membership in the state health benefit plan. 1992 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 92-22.
GA Code § 45-18-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-18. Discharge of Certain Debts or Obligations Due Health Insurance Fund

  It is the purpose of this Code section to authorize a procedure whereby the commissioner of community health may administratively discharge a debt or obligation due the health insurance fund for employees of the state when the amount is $400.00 or less and:   It is manifest that the debt or obligation is uncollectable; or   The costs of collecting the debt or obligation would be equal to or greater than the amount due the fund.     In order to conserve the health insurance funds, the commissioner of community health is authorized to develop a procedure that complies with the policies prescribed by the state accounting officer for the administrative discharge of any debt or obligation due the insurance fund when such debt or obligation is $400.00 or less. This provision shall not be construed to deny to the commissioner the authority to pursue the collection of any debt, obligation, or claim in any amount whatsoever when such pursuit is in the best interest of the insurance fund.   Upon a formal determination that a debt or obligation to the insurance fund of $400.00 or less is uncollectable, or that the costs of collection would equal or exceed the amount due the fund, the commissioner of community health shall execute and transmit to the state accounting officer a certification which includes the following: a recapitulation of the efforts made to collect the debt or obligation; an estimate of the costs to pursue collection of the debt or obligation administratively or judicially; such other information as may be required by the procedure developed by the commissioner and the state accounting officer; and a statement that further collection effort would be detrimental to the financial interests of the fund. The certification shall be made under oath or affirmation and shall be sent to the state accounting officer at such times as shall be prescribed in the procedure developed by the commissioner and the state accounting officer. Upon receipt of the certification, the state accounting officer shall be authorized to approve the removal of such uncollectable amounts from the financial records of the fund.     (Code 1981, §45-18-18, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 397, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 23; Ga. L. 2005, p. 694, § 37/HB 293.)
GA Code § 45-18-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-19. Confidentiality of Claim Forms and Records

 Claim forms and other records which would disclose the nature of the health services provided to an insured shall be maintained on a confidential basis by the health insurance plan. No person shall disclose such records or information to any other person except as necessary for the proper administration of the health insurance plan.    (Code 1981, §45-18-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1148, § 4.)
GA Code § 45-18-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-20. Fiscal Note Required for Bills Impacting Employees' Health Insurance Plans

 Any bill prepared by the General Assembly which would impact the state employees' health insurance plan established under this part shall require a fiscal note in accordance with the procedures of Code Section 28-5-42.    (Code 1981, §45-18-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 188, § 12/HB 1372; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 45/HB 1387.)
GA Code § 45-18-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan|§ 45-18-21. Deposit of Employer and Retiree Contributions Into the Georgia Retiree Health Benefit Fund

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, the board shall deposit into the Georgia Retiree Health Benefit Fund created by Code Section 45-18-101 the individual contributions by retirees and the employer contributions respecting retirees provided for by this part.    (Code 1981, §45-18-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 77, § 3/SB 172; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 45/HB 1387.)   Editor's notes.   - This Code section formerly pertained to the House Asthma Strategic Planning Study Committee; membership; reports. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 2006, p. 188, § 12/HB 1372.
GA Code § 45-18-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 1 - State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|Part 2 - State Employees Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund|§ 45-18-25. Creation of Georgia State Employees Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund; Identification and Transfer of Funds From Georgia Retiree Health Benefit Fund; How Funds Used

  There is created the Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund to provide for the costs of post-employment health insurance benefits. The fund shall be a trust fund of public funds; the board in its official capacity shall be the fund's trustee; and the commissioner in his or her official capacity shall be its administrator.   On August 31, 2009, the board shall identify the funds held in the Georgia Retiree Health Benefit Fund created by Article 6 of this chapter for the payment of postretirement health benefits for state employees and shall on that date transfer such funds to the fund created by subsection (a) of this Code section.   The fund shall be available and dedicated without fiscal year limitations for covered health care expenses and administration costs. All employer and fund beneficiary contributions, appropriations, earnings, and reserves for the payment of obligations under this part shall be irrevocably credited to the fund. The amounts remaining in the fund, if any, after such health care expenses and administration costs have been paid shall be retained in the fund as a special reserve for covered health care expenses and administration costs. The board shall determine the time and amounts of distributions from the special reserve for covered health care expenses and administration costs. All assets of the fund shall be used solely for the payment of fund obligations and for no other purpose and shall be protected from creditors of the state and the employers.     (Code 1981, §45-18-25, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 49, § 2/SB 122.)