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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 20. EDUCATION |
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Chapter 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION |
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Article 17. TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL |
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Part 6. HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS |
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Subpart 2. PLAN FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS |
| § 20-2-880. Definitions |
| § 20-2-881. Board to establish plans; rules and regulations; extent of coverage; recommendations to General Assembly for schedule of maximum fees for hospitals and practitioners |
| § 20-2-882. Exclusions from coverage |
| § 20-2-883. Design of plan; controls on unnecessary use of services |
| § 20-2-884. Contracts for benefits or self-insurance authorized; reinsurance; certificates of coverage |
| § 20-2-885. Coverage for retiring school teachers and their dependents |
| § 20-2-886. Coverage for dependents -- Right to coverage; agreement to pay contributions |
| § 20-2-887. Coverage for dependents -- Where both husband and wife are eligible to be insured |
| § 20-2-888. Coverage for certain surviving spouses and teachers not entitled to retirement benefits |
| § 20-2-889. Coverage for personnel other than teachers |
| § 20-2-890. Claims; payment of benefits; time for presentation of drafts |
| § 20-2-891. Health insurance fund for public school teachers |
| § 20-2-892. Contributions by employees, state, and local employers; withholding or deducting employees' contributions |
| § 20-2-893. Providing for funds required annually for costs of employer contributions and administration of health insurance for retirees |
| § 20-2-894. Employer and employee commencement dates; coverage of new employees; rejection of coverage |
| § 20-2-895. Contracts with local employers as to coverage; duties of local employers |
| § 20-2-896. Administrative discharge of certain debts |
| § 20-2-897. Confidentiality of claim forms and records |
| § 20-2-898. Deposit of contributions into Georgia Retiree Health Benefit Fund |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 20 Chapter 2 Article 17 Part 6 Subpart 2 NOTE
CROSS REFERENCES. --Group self-insurance programs for workers' compensation, § 34-9-150 et seq. Indemnification for death or permanent disability of public school teachers and employees, § 45-9-70 et seq.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Due to the passage of Ga. L. 2009, p. 49, former Subpart 1, consisting of Code Sections 20-2-880 through 20-2-898 was redesignated as present Subpart 2. Former Subpart 2, consisting of Code Sections 20-2-910 through 20-2-926, was redesignated as Subpart 3.
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --State health benefit plan, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Community Health, Chapter 111-4-1.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE PERSONNEL BOARD HAS AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE BENEFITS UNDER PLAN. --State Personnel Board has exclusive authority to determine which benefits, including which health maintenance organizations, are included in the health insurance plan for public schoolteachers. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-106.
LOCAL BOARDS MAY ACCEPT OR REJECT PLAN, BUT NOT PORTIONS OF THE PLAN. --Local boards of education have authority to either reject or participate in a health insurance plan, but lack authority to selectively reject portions of the plan, including various health maintenance organizations options. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-106.
STATE PERSONNEL BOARD MAY ASSESS THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS not to exceed 3 percent of the board's total outlay for personal services of public schoolteachers; however, no other assessment can be made against any governmental agency for an employer's contribution under this insurance plan. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-34.
PROVIDING "CAFETERIA" PLAN OF FRINGE BENEFITS. --Local boards of education may provide teachers and employees the "cafeteria" plan of fringe benefits allowed in § 125 of the Internal Revenue Code as an optional program, paid for by local supplement rather than the state's portion of salaries allocated under O.C.G.A. § 20-2-220. 1984 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U84-6.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Due to the passage of Ga. L. 2009, p. 49, former Subpart 1, consisting of Code Sections 20-2-880 through 20-2-898 was redesignated as present Subpart 2. Former Subpart 2, consisting of Code Sections 20-2-910 through 20-2-926, was redesignated as Subpart 3.
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --State health benefit plan, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Community Health, Chapter 111-4-1.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE PERSONNEL BOARD HAS AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE BENEFITS UNDER PLAN. --State Personnel Board has exclusive authority to determine which benefits, including which health maintenance organizations, are included in the health insurance plan for public schoolteachers. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-106.
LOCAL BOARDS MAY ACCEPT OR REJECT PLAN, BUT NOT PORTIONS OF THE PLAN. --Local boards of education have authority to either reject or participate in a health insurance plan, but lack authority to selectively reject portions of the plan, including various health maintenance organizations options. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-106.
STATE PERSONNEL BOARD MAY ASSESS THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS not to exceed 3 percent of the board's total outlay for personal services of public schoolteachers; however, no other assessment can be made against any governmental agency for an employer's contribution under this insurance plan. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-34.
PROVIDING "CAFETERIA" PLAN OF FRINGE BENEFITS. --Local boards of education may provide teachers and employees the "cafeteria" plan of fringe benefits allowed in § 125 of the Internal Revenue Code as an optional program, paid for by local supplement rather than the state's portion of salaries allocated under O.C.G.A. § 20-2-220. 1984 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U84-6.