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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 2 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR STATE OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-201 — 8-27-210) › Section 8-27-207 - State employees killed in performance of duty - Coverage of surviving spouse and dependents

(a)
The surviving spouse of a state employee killed in the performance of duty may continue to participate in the group insurance plan for state employees. The coverage may include the surviving spouse and any dependent children. The dependent children shall be subject to the same eligibility provisions applicable to active state employees and their children.
(b)
The cost of the coverage provided in this section to the surviving spouse and dependent children shall be equal to the amount paid by active employees for their coverage. The agency employing the employee at or immediately preceding the employee's death shall pay the employer portion of the premium.
(c)
For purposes of this section, the determination as to whether a state employee was killed in the performance of duty shall be made pursuant to title 9, chapter 8.
(d)
In the event that the surviving spouse is or becomes eligible for insurance coverage through a subsequent marriage or employment, the extension of coverage required in this section shall be terminated on the first day of the following month. The state insurance committee may establish specific conditions for extensions in instances where preexisting conditions may apply during the transfer of coverage.
(e)
In the event that insurance coverage under the state plan is terminated for the surviving spouse pursuant to subsection (d), but the surviving spouse is unable to secure through the new coverage insurance coverage for the eligible dependent children, the dependent children may continue coverage under this section; provided, that the dependent children continue to meet all dependent eligibility requirements.
(f)
This section shall be retroactive. As individuals who are qualified for such extension are identified, elect coverage, and pay the appropriate contribution, the coverage shall be provided on a prospective basis.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426,s 2, eff. 5/18/2015.
Acts 1989, ch. 544, § 1; 1991, ch. 128, § 3; 1992, ch. 904, § 1; 1996, ch. 936, § 7; 1997, ch. 513, §§ 3, 10; 1998, ch. 905, § 2; 1999, ch. 116, § 2; 2004, ch. 629, § 1; 2005, ch. 376, § 3; 2009, ch. 502, § 2; 2010, ch. 919, § 2; 2012, ch. 1069, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 2 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR STATE OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-201 — 8-27-210) › Section 8-27-208 - Election by senator, representative or governor to retain group insurance upon retirement or completion of term - Election by surviving spouse or dependent children - Retention of health insurance if person is convicted of a felony

(a)
(1)
Upon retirement from the general assembly, any senator or representative, and upon completion of a term of office, the governor, may elect to retain retiree health benefits by participating in the plan authorized by the state insurance committee pursuant to §
8-27-205(a) and (b)
. The surviving spouse or dependent children of any senator, representative, or governor, who dies in office or who is a member of the state retirement system may elect to retain health benefits by participating in either the applicable active or retiree health benefit and paying the required contribution amount. If the surviving spouse or dependent children are ineligible to receive a retirement pension benefit, the spouse or dependent children may participate in the state employees group insurance plan by making payment for the required cost to the office of legislative administration.
(2)
The right to continue coverage under the state employees group insurance plan provided under this section shall not apply to any senator, representative, governor, or their dependents, when first election to any of these offices did not occur before July 1, 2015.
(b)
No member or former member of the general assembly may elect to retain health benefits pursuant to this section if that person is convicted in any court of this state, or in any federal court, after November 2, 2010, of a felony arising out of that person's official capacity as a member of the general assembly. If the spouse or dependent children of the member or former member are otherwise eligible to participate in the state employees group insurance plan but for the conviction, then the coverage shall continue to be available; provided, the monthly contributions are made pursuant to subsection (a). Upon initial conviction, or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, any person subject to this section who is already participating in the health benefit shall have that benefit for that person stopped immediately without being entitled to any refund of premiums, copayments, or other costs previously paid to retain the insurance. In the event the conviction of the former member is later overturned in any court, and the former member is acquitted or granted a full pardon, the former member may elect to participate in the group insurance on the first day of the following month.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426, s 2, eff. 5/18/2015.
Acts 1990, ch. 827, § 1; 1991, ch. 159, § 1; 1992, ch. 841, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 2 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR STATE OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-201 — 8-27-210) › Section 8-27-210 - First responders killed in line of duty - Coverage of surviving spouse and dependents

(a)
As used in this section, "first responder" means paid, full-time law enforcement officers and firefighters who are employed by the state or a local government in this state. "First responder" also includes capitol police officers, employees of the Tennessee highway patrol, Tennessee bureau of investigation, and Tennessee wildlife resources agency, and park rangers employed by the division of parks and recreation in the department of environment and conservation.
(b)
The state insurance committee may, in approving a health insurance plan that covers first responders, offer or continue to provide health insurance benefits to the surviving spouse and children, including any unborn child, of a first responder killed in the line of duty for a period not to exceed two (2) years after the death of the first responder.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 189,s 1, eff. 1/1/2020.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 476,s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 3 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR LOCAL EDUCATION EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-301 — 8-27-307) › Section 8-27-306 - Supplemental medical insurance benefits

(a)
If, on January 1, 1988, a local education agency made supplemental medical insurance benefits available to its retirees who are covered by Medicare benefits, and the benefits of the plan are equal or superior to the plan offered to retirees pursuant to §
8-27-209
, the local education agency shall be eligible to receive directly the payments provided for in §
8-27-209(d)
. Participation in an insurance trust, county-wide plan, self-insurance, or similar benefit plan shall not disqualify the local education agency from these payments.
(b)
The determination of the equivalency or superiority of the local benefits shall be made by an outside, independent firm or consultant. The local education insurance committee shall contract with the firm or consultant under the procedures in §
8-27-103(a)
. A written report shall be supplied to the local education agency in the event that local plan is determined not to be equal or superior.
(c)
Local education agencies having medical benefits that are not equal or superior to the plan offered pursuant to §
8-27-209
shall not be eligible for direct payments.
(d)
Any payment made by the state pursuant to this part shall first be used to reduce or eliminate any contribution required of retirees participating in such local plan and shall not result in a reduction of financial support of such plan by the local education agency.
(e)
The supplemental medical insurance authorized under this section shall not be available to any person otherwise qualified under subsection (a), whose initial employment with a qualifying employer commenced on or after July 1, 2015. The rights of election, transfer, and enrollment conferred by this section shall not be available to any person whose initial employment with the state or other governmental agency qualifying them for plan membership commenced on or after July 1, 2015.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426, s 3, eff. 5/18/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 4 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (§§ 8-27-401 — 8-27-404) › Section 8-27-401 - Group insurance for county employees authorized - Persons eligible

(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, county legislative bodies or other governing bodies are authorized to provide group life, hospitalization, disability, or medical insurance for county employees.
(b)
For purposes of this part:
(1)
"County employee" may include, subject to the approval of the county legislative bodies:
(A)
Retired county employees, officials, and their surviving spouses. Where any county has offered such coverage prior to May 10, 1994, no further action by the legislative body shall be required; and
(B)
Volunteer firefighters who have successfully completed the Tennessee commission on firefighting personnel and standard education certification exam for Firefighter I and practiced as a volunteer firefighter for at least one (1) year from the completion of such exam prior to making application for benefits pursuant to this part; and
(2)
"Volunteer firefighter" means any member or personnel of a fire department, volunteer fire department, rescue squad or volunteer rescue squad, including, but not limited to, a junior member, a board member, or an auxiliary member of the department or squad.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 765,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 1974, ch. 449, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., § 8-4130; Acts 1994, ch. 966, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 4 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (§§ 8-27-401 — 8-27-404) › Section 8-27-402 - County budget to cover county's share of premiums

The budget of any county electing to provide such group insurance shall include an amount sufficient to pay such portion of such insurance premium as approved by the governing body.
Acts 1974, ch. 449, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-4130.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 4 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (§§ 8-27-401 — 8-27-404) › Section 8-27-403 - Approval of contracts with insurance companies - Policy terms

(a)
The county mayor or a delegated committee of the governing body may prepare and present to the governing body for approval a contract or contracts with one (1) or more insurance companies or other corporations which may exist under title 56, chapter 27, 28, or 29 authorized to do business in the state of Tennessee, or to one (1) or more insurance trusts which have contracted with an insurance company or companies or corporations, as set out above, authorized to do business in this state for a policy or policies of group insurance to provide for the payment of group life, hospitalization, disability, or medical expenses for designated county employees. Such approval shall be by majority vote of the governing body and shall be executed in the name of the county. Such contracts may from time to time be amended, modified, or changed by majority vote of the governing body.
(b)
The policy or policies shall conform to the standard provisions of group insurance policies as set forth in this code.
(c)
In any county having a population of not less than one hundred seven thousand one hundred (107,100) nor more than one hundred seven thousand two hundred (107,200), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the provisions and requirements of the County Purchasing Law of 1957, compiled in title 5, chapter 14, part 1, shall not apply to the county mayor or any delegated committee of the governing body either responsible for presentment or approval of a contract pursuant to this part.
Acts 1974, ch. 449, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A., § 8-4130; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2; 2010, ch. 974, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 4 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (§§ 8-27-401 — 8-27-404) › Section 8-27-404 - First responders killed in line of duty - Coverage of surviving spouse and dependents - Reimbursement by state

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Emergency medical technician" includes an emergency medical technician advanced and paramedic;
(2)
"First responder" means paid, full-time law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians who are employed by a local government in this state; and
(3)
"Local government" means any county, metropolitan government, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state.
(b)
If a local government offers health insurance benefits to first responders, the local government may offer or continue to provide health insurance benefits to the surviving spouse and children, including any unborn child, of a first responder killed in the line of duty for a period not to exceed two (2) years after the death of the first responder.
(c)
If a local government offers or provides health insurance benefits in accordance with subsection (b), the local government shall notify the commissioner of finance and administration.
(d)
This state shall reimburse a local government that provides health insurance benefits in accordance with this section in an amount equal to that portion of health insurance premiums or expenses for COBRA coverage for benefits for which the local government is responsible.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 424, s 1, eff. 5/12/2021.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 776, Secs.s3, s4 eff. 7/15/2020.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 476, s 2, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 5 - INSURANCE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS (§§ 8-27-501 — 8-27-507) › Section 8-27-501 - Counties authorized to provide insurance for employees and officials - Persons eligible

(a)
Counties are hereby expressly authorized to provide group life, hospitalization, disability, or medical insurance for all county employees and officials.
(b)
For the purpose of the application of this part, "county employee" may include, subject to the approval of the county legislative bodies, retired county employees, officials, and their surviving spouses. Where any county has offered such coverage prior to May 10, 1994, no further action by the legislative body shall be required.
Acts 1961, ch. 139, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 8-3905, 8-4104, 8-50-201; Acts 1994, ch. 966, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 5 - INSURANCE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS (§§ 8-27-501 — 8-27-507) › Section 8-27-502 - Committee to carry out law - Insurance contracts - Approval - Modifications

(a)
In counties desiring to provide such insurance coverage for employees and officials, the county legislative body or other governing body of the county shall appoint a committee of the county legislative body or other governing body of the county to carry out the intent of this part.
(b)
Such committee shall prepare and present for approval a contract or contracts with one (1) or more insurance companies, or other corporations which may exist under title 56, chapter 27, 28, or 29 authorized to do business in the state, or with one (1) or more insurance trusts which have contracted with an insurance company, or companies, or corporation, as set out above, authorized to do business in the state for a policy or policies of group insurance to provide for the payment of group life, hospitalization, disability, or medical expenses for county employees and officials. Such approval shall be by a majority vote of the county legislative body or other governing body of the county and shall be executed in the name of the county by the county mayor.
(c)
Such contracts may from time to time be amended, modified, or changed by a majority vote of the county legislative body or other governing body of the county.
(d)
The policy or policies shall conform to the standard provisions of group insurance policies as set forth in this code.
(e)
In any county having a population of not less than one hundred seven thousand one hundred (107,100) nor more than one hundred seven thousand two hundred (107,200), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the provisions and requirements of the County Purchasing Law of 1957, compiled in title 5, chapter 14, part 1, shall not apply to the county legislative body or any committee of the county legislative body either responsible for presentment or approval of a contract pursuant to this part.
Acts 1961, ch. 139, § 2; T.C.A., § 8-3906; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A., §§ 8-4105, 8-50-202; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2; 2010, ch. 974, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 5 - INSURANCE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS (§§ 8-27-501 — 8-27-507) › Section 8-27-503 - Employees and officials may accept or reject coverage - Compensation of county employee who rejects or opts out of insurance policy

(a)
When a county shall so approve and make available to its employees and officials such insurance protections, the employees and officials shall still have the election of accepting or rejecting such coverage.
(b)
If a county employee rejects or opts out of an insurance policy offered or provided to the employee by the county under §
8-27-501(a)
, the county may compensate the employee up to fifteen percent (15%) of the total premium that would have otherwise been paid by a county on behalf of the employee as long as the county continues to offer such insurance coverage to its employees.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1031, s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Acts 1961, ch. 139, § 3; T.C.A., § 8-3907; T.C.A., §§ 8-4106, 8-50-203.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 5 - INSURANCE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS (§§ 8-27-501 — 8-27-507) › Section 8-27-504 - Contributions by county - Salary deductions

For the purpose of financing such insurance programs, the county may bear the expense of such coverages, as the county legislative body or other governing body of the county shall so determine, up to an amount equaling one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of such program, and the participating employees and officials shall have deducted from their salaries an amount which will be sufficient to pay the remainder of the cost for the coverage.
Acts 1961, ch. 139, § 4; T.C.A., § 8-3908; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., §§ 8-4107, 8-50-204; Acts 1988, ch. 847, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 5 - INSURANCE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS (§§ 8-27-501 — 8-27-507) › Section 8-27-505 - Appropriation for county's share - Contributions deposited in county insurance fund

The county legislative body or other governing body of the county shall appropriate from the funds of the county, an amount annually which shall be sufficient to pay the county's portion of such insurance premiums. These amounts shall be remitted periodically as required to the county trustee, and shall be deposited in a fund to be known as the "county insurance fund." The amounts deducted from the salaries of participating county employees and officials shall also be deposited to the county insurance fund within three (3) days after the amount has been deducted, and from this fund, the cost of the insurance program shall be paid upon a warrant drawn by the county mayor.
Acts 1961, ch. 139, § 5; T.C.A., § 8-3909; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A., §§ 8-4108, 8-50-205; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 5 - INSURANCE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS (§§ 8-27-501 — 8-27-507) › Section 8-27-506 - Discontinuance of insurance program

Once a county has provided an insurance program under this part, such program may not be discontinued in its entirety unless two thirds (2/3) of the members of the county legislative body or other governing body of the county shall so decide by a vote on such resolution; and then the program may not be discontinued in its entirety until the county employees and officials have been given at least three (3) months' notice.
Acts 1961, ch. 139, § 6; T.C.A., § 8-3910; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., §§ 8-4109, 8-50-206.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 5 - INSURANCE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS (§§ 8-27-501 — 8-27-507) › Section 8-27-507 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 360, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 2019, ch. 325, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 6 - INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 8-27-601 — 8-27-608) › Section 8-27-601 - Municipal corporations and special school districts authorized to provide insurance for employees and officials - Persons eligible

(a)
All municipal corporations and special school districts are hereby expressly authorized to provide group life, hospitalization, disability, or medical insurance for all employees and officials of such municipal corporations and special school districts and for the dependents of these employees and officials. All persons employed as teachers, principals, superintendents and otherwise in the municipal or special school district school system shall be eligible for all insurance programs and benefits conferred by this part.
(b)
For the purpose of the application of this part, "municipal corporation or special school district employee" may include, subject to the approval of the legislative body of the municipal corporation or special school district, retired municipal corporation or special school district employees, officials, and their surviving spouses. Where any municipal corporation or special school district has offered such coverage prior to May 10, 1994, no further action by the legislative body shall be required.
Acts 1961, ch. 328, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 8-4111, 8-4110, 8-50-301; Acts 1988, ch. 673, § 1; 1994, ch. 966, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 6 - INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 8-27-601 — 8-27-608) › Section 8-27-602 - Committee for preparation of insurance contract - Approval - Modifications

(a)
In municipal corporations and special school districts desiring to provide such insurance coverage for employees and officials, the aldermen or other governing body of the municipal corporation or special school district shall appoint a committee of aldermen or other governing body of the municipal corporation or special school district to carry out the intent of this part.
(b)
Such committee shall prepare and present for approval a contract or contracts with one (1) or more insurance companies, or other corporations which may exist under title 56, chapter 27, 28 or 29 authorized to do business in the state of Tennessee, or with one (1) or more insurance trusts which have contracted with an insurance company or companies or corporations as set out above authorized to do business in this state for a policy or policies of group insurance to provide for the payment of group life, hospitalization, disability, or medical expenses for municipal corporation or special school district employees and officials. Such approval shall be by a majority vote of the aldermen or other governing body of municipal corporation or special school district, and shall be executed in the name of the municipal corporation or special school district by the mayor or chief executive officer of such municipal corporation or special school district.
(c)
Such contracts may from time to time be amended, modified, or changed by a majority vote of the aldermen or other governing body of the municipal corporation or special school district.
(d)
The policy or policies shall conform to the standard provisions of group insurance policies as set forth in this code.
Acts 1961, ch. 328, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 8-4112, 8-4111, 8-50-302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 6 - INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 8-27-601 — 8-27-608) › Section 8-27-603 - Employees and officials may accept or reject coverage

When a municipal corporation or special school district shall so approve and make available to its employees and officials such insurance protections, the employees and officials shall still have the election of accepting or rejecting such coverage.
Acts 1961, ch. 328, § 3; T.C.A., §§ 8-4113, 8-4112, 8-50-303.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 6 - INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 8-27-601 — 8-27-608) › Section 8-27-604 - Municipal corporation or special school district may share cost of program - Salary deductions

For the purpose of financing such insurance programs, the municipal corporation or special school district may bear the expense of such coverages, as the aldermen or other governing body of the municipal corporation or special school district shall so determine, up to an amount equaling one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of such program, and the participating employees and officials shall have deducted from their salary an amount which will be sufficient to pay the remainder of the cost for the coverage.
Acts 1961, ch. 328, § 4; T.C.A., §§ 8-4114, 8-4113, 8-50-304; Acts 1988, ch. 673, § 2; 1988, ch. 847, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 6 - INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 8-27-601 — 8-27-608) › Section 8-27-605 - Contributions deposited in insurance fund - Special account for special school districts

The aldermen or other governing body of the municipal corporation or special school district shall appropriate from the funds of the municipal corporation or special school district an amount annually which shall be sufficient to pay the municipal corporation's or special school district's portion of such insurance premiums. These amounts shall be remitted periodically as required to the treasurer of the municipal corporation or special school district and shall be deposited in a fund to be known as the "insurance fund." The amounts deducted from the salaries of participating municipal corporation or special school district employees and officials shall also be deposited to the insurance fund within three (3) days after the amount has been deducted, and from this fund, the cost of the insurance program shall be paid upon a warrant drawn by the mayor or chief executive officer; provided, that in the case of special school districts, the matching funds provided by the governing body and the amounts deducted from the salaries of the participating special school district employees and officials may be accounted for by creating a special account within the regular school operating fund and the special "insurance fund" referred to above need not be maintained.
Acts 1961, ch. 328, § 5; T.C.A., §§ 8-4115, 8-4114, 8-50-305.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 6 - INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 8-27-601 — 8-27-608) › Section 8-27-606 - Discontinuance of insurance program

Once a municipal corporation or special school district has provided an insurance program under this part, such program may not be discontinued in its entirety unless the governing body of the municipal corporation or special school district shall so decide by a vote on such resolution; and then the program may not be discontinued in its entirety until the employees and officials of such municipal corporations or special school districts have been given at least three (3) months' notice.
Acts 1961, ch. 328, § 6; T.C.A., §§ 8-4116, 8-4115, 8-50-306; Acts 1988, ch. 673, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 6 - INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 8-27-601 — 8-27-608) › Section 8-27-607 - Supplemental to other authority - Previous insurance plans unaffected

The authority conferred by this part is in addition and supplemental to, and is not in substitution for, the power or authority conferred by any other general or special law, or any other implied power or authority of municipal corporations and special school districts, and does not affect insurance plans heretofore adopted.
Acts 1961, ch. 328, § 7; T.C.A., §§ 8-4117, 8-4116, 8-50-307.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 6 - INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 8-27-601 — 8-27-608) › Section 8-27-608 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 360, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 325, s 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 7 - SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR RETIREES (§§ 8-27-701 — 8-27-706) › Section 8-27-701 - Local government insurance committee created - Members - Alternative representative

(a)
There is created a local government insurance committee, to be composed of the commissioner of finance and administration, the comptroller of the treasury, the state treasurer, a member to be appointed by the Tennessee Municipal League, and a member to be appointed by the Tennessee County Services Association.
(b)
The commissioner, the comptroller of the treasury, and the state treasurer are authorized to designate an alternate representative to attend, participate, and vote at meetings of the local government insurance committee when that respective member is unable to attend. The designation shall be made in writing to the chair of the local government insurance committee.
(c)
For purposes of this part, "local government insurance committee" means the local government insurance committee created by subsection (a).
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426,s 4, eff. 5/18/2015.
Acts 1988, ch. 986, § 1; 1992, ch. 955, § 1; 1997, ch. 513, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 7 - SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR RETIREES (§§ 8-27-701 — 8-27-706) › Section 8-27-702 - Group insurance plan for employees of local governments and quasi-governmental organizations - Availability of plans - Authority of committee

(a)
(1)
The local government insurance committee has the authority to establish a group insurance plan for employees of local governments and quasi-governmental organizations. The local government insurance committee shall establish the definition of "employee".
(2)
Any entity applying to participate in the local government insurance plan as a quasi-governmental organization after July 1, 2015, shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the local government insurance committee that:
(A)
The entity was created by an act of the general assembly or by an ordinance or similar enactment of a local government;
(B)
The entity performs governmental functions; and
(C)
The entity is under governmental supervision by having government officials on its governing board, being subject to audit by the comptroller of the treasury, or subject to review by a committee of the general assembly.
(3)
An entity does not qualify as a quasi-governmental organization because the entity has entered into a services contract with the state or any of its agencies.
(b)
Such plan is authorized to be established, contingent upon sufficient participation on the part of eligible organizations to make the plan economically feasible as determined by independent actuarial analysis.
(c)
The local government insurance committee shall approve such voluntary benefit plans as may be necessary and reasonable. The local government insurance committee may provide for voluntary benefits as part of the basic health plans or as separate plans.
(d)
The local government insurance committee is authorized to determine the premiums, benefits package, funding method, administrative procedures, eligibility provisions, and rules relating to the plans established by this section.
(e)
If a local government agency participates in the basic health plans provided for in subsection (a), those plans shall be the only basic health plans that the local government agency may make available to its employees.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426, s 4, eff. 5/18/2015.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 118, s 3, eff. 4/10/2015.
Acts 1988, ch. 986, § 1; 1989, ch. 181, §§ 2, 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 7 - SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR RETIREES (§§ 8-27-701 — 8-27-706) › Section 8-27-703 - Responsibility for costs of health plan - Local government agency cooperation with committee - Effect of failure to cooperate

(a)
The costs of the health plan, including plan administration, shall be fully borne by agencies and their members.
(b)
Nothing in this part shall require a local government agency to make available to its employees any insurance plan approved by the local government insurance committee.
(c)
(1)
The local government insurance committee shall provide for the financing of the plan, including the disposition of government grants and subsidies to assist in the funding and provision of health insurance for enrolled individuals.
(2)
Local government agencies enrolled in the plan shall cooperate with the local government insurance committee in implementing and complying with the determinations of the local government insurance committee as set forth in subdivision (c)(1). This cooperation includes entering into contracts or memoranda of understanding reflecting the financial determinations of the local government insurance committee.
(3)
The local government insurance committee is authorized to take either or both of the following actions in response to a local government agency's failure to cooperate with the local government insurance committee as required by this section:
(A)
Assess and collect from the local government agency the costs incurred by the agency's failure to cooperate; and
(B)
Terminate the local government agency's participation in the plan.
(4)
The termination of the local government agency's participation shall be in effect for two (2) years, and shall be in effect regardless of any language in this chapter to the contrary regarding reinstatement to the plan.
(5)
The local government agency shall have the right to request reconsideration of its exclusion before the local government insurance committee. The local government insurance committee's decision of the request for reconsideration shall be final.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426,s 4, eff. 5/18/2015.
Acts 1988, ch. 986, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 7 - SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR RETIREES (§§ 8-27-701 — 8-27-706) › Section 8-27-705 - Health benefit for retired local government employees - Eligibility for coverage - Implementation of defined contribution plan or related investment vehicle

(a)
The local government insurance committee may establish basic health plan benefits and voluntary benefits, as the local government insurance committee deems necessary and reasonable, for retired local government employees. The health benefits may be made available to all eligible retired local government employees; provided, that an eligible retired local government employee who is vested in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system must be drawing retirement benefits through that system to receive the health benefits authorized by this section.
(b)
The local government insurance committee is authorized to establish the eligibility criteria for the benefits authorized by subsection (a) and the administrative requirements for the collection of premiums.
(c)
[Deleted by 2018 amendment.]
(d)
(1)
The commissioner of finance and administration, the chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the senate, the chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives, and the chair of the consolidated retirement board shall serve as trustees of any defined contribution plan or related investment vehicle established as a health benefit by the local government insurance committee under this section. The trustees shall have the authority to implement any such defined contribution plan or related investment vehicle. Notwithstanding §
8-27-103(a)
, such authority shall include, but not be limited to, administering any contract related to such defined contribution plan or related investment vehicle, procuring services necessary or desirable for efficient administration of the investment vehicles used for the health benefit and overseeing the investment policy for any investment vehicles used.
(2)
The trustees shall delegate the duty to conduct the day-to-day responsibilities for managing the investment vehicles to the state treasurer.
(3)
The costs associated with administering any such defined contribution plan or related investment vehicle shall be assessed to the funds generated by any such defined contribution plan or related investment vehicle and, if necessary, to the employee benefits trust.
(4)
This subsection (d) shall be effective September 1, 2015.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216,s 26, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216,s 25, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 631, s 3, eff. 4/2/2018.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426, s 4, eff. 5/18/2015.
Acts 2000, ch. 757, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 7 - SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR RETIREES (§§ 8-27-701 — 8-27-706) › Section 8-27-706 - Supplemental medical insurance program

(a)
Subject to the approval of the state insurance committee as created in §
8-27-201
and the local government insurance committee, retired county judges, county officials, and employees of employers participating in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system pursuant to chapter 35, part 2 of this title may participate in the supplemental medical insurance program established in §
8-27-209
; provided, that retired employees are covered by Medicare benefits and are drawing a monthly retirement allowance from the Tennessee consolidated retirement system. The state shall not assume any cost nor provide any funding toward the payment of premiums.
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (c), retired employees electing to participate in the program shall pay the total cost of such coverage.
(c)
The chief governing body of any employer of an employee described in subsection (a) may pass a resolution to make contributions toward the expense of such coverages; provided, that the amount, terms, and conditions of contributions shall be, at all times, the same as that established by the state insurance committee pursuant to §
8-27-209(d)
. Years of service, as used in §
8-27-209(d)
for determining the employer's contribution level, means only those years of service rendered by the retired employee to the employer and upon which the retired employee's monthly retirement allowance is based. The resolution to make contributions on behalf of retired employees shall remain in effect until revoked by the chief governing body.
(d)
The budget of any such employer electing to make contributions shall include an amount sufficient to pay contributions on behalf of its retired employees covered by the supplemental insurance program. The contributions shall be paid to the insurer by the employer in a manner directed by the state insurance committee.
(e)
The supplemental medical insurance authorized under this section shall not be available to any person otherwise qualified under subsection (a) whose initial employment with a qualifying employer commenced on or after July 1, 2015.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216,s 27, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426, s 4, eff. 5/18/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 8 - POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (§§ 8-27-801 — 8-27-807) › Section 8-27-801 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Authorized local education employees" means local education employees who have been authorized by the trustees to participate in the trust based upon the trustees' decision to establish a trust for local education employees and the employing local education agencies' contribution of the share of other post-employment benefits liabilities to the trust, as determined by the trustees;
(2)
"Other post-employment benefits" or "post-employment benefits" means non-pension benefits paid on behalf of former state employees, former state employees' beneficiaries, authorized local education agency employees or the authorized local education agency employees' beneficiaries after separation from service. The benefits may include, but shall not be limited to, medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, hearing, Medicare part B or part D premiums, life insurance, long-term care, and long-term disability;
(3)
"Trustees" means the four (4) trustees designated in §
8-27-205(f)
.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 631, Secs.s 4, s 5 eff. 4/2/2018.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426, s 5, eff. 5/18/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 27 - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-27-NEW — 8-27-910) › Part 8 - POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (§§ 8-27-801 — 8-27-807) › Section 8-27-802 - Establishment of investment trusts for purpose of pre-funding other post-employment benefits - Investment of trust funds

(a)
The trustees shall establish an investment trust or trusts for the purpose of pre-funding other post-employment benefits accrued by employees of the state, to be paid as they come due in accordance with the arrangements between the state, the plan members, and their beneficiaries. The trustees may, in their discretion, also choose to establish an investment trust or trusts for the purpose of pre-funding other post-employment benefits accrued by authorized employees of local education agencies, to be paid as they come due in accordance with the arrangements between the local education agency, the plan members, and their beneficiaries.
(b)
The trustees must adopt, in writing, an investment policy or policies authorizing how assets in the trust or trusts may be invested.
(c)
The trust or trusts may invest in any security or investment in which the Tennessee consolidated retirement system is permitted to invest; provided, that investments by the trust shall be governed by the investment policies and guidelines adopted by the trustees in accordance with this part. The trustees shall delegate to the state treasurer the responsibility for the investment and reinvestment of trust funds in accordance with the policies and guidelines established by the trustees.
(d)
The trust must conform to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service, if any.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 631, s 6, eff. 4/2/2018.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426, s 5, eff. 5/18/2015.