• § 20-2-880 - Definitions
  As used in this subpart, the term or terms: (1) "Board" means the Board of Community Health established under Chapter 2 of Title 31....
• § 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
  (a) The board is authorized to establish a health insurance plan for public school teachers of this state and to adopt and promulgate rules...
• § 20-2-882 - Exclusions From Coverage
  Such health insurance plan shall not include expenses incurred by, or on account of, an individual prior to the effective date of the plan...
• § 20-2-883 - Design of Plan; Controls on Unnecessary Use of Services
  The health insurance plan shall be designed by the board to: (1) Provide a reasonable relationship between the hospital, surgical, and medical benefits to...
• § 20-2-884 - Contracts for Benefits or Self-Insurance Authorized; Reinsurance; Certificates of Coverage
  (a) The board is authorized to execute a contract or contracts to provide the benefits determined upon under the health insurance plan in accordance...
• § 20-2-885 - Coverage for Retiring School Teachers and Their Dependents
  (a) The contract or contracts shall provide for health insurance for retiring public school teachers and their spouses and dependent children, as defined by...
• § 20-2-886 - Coverage for Dependents -- Right to Coverage; Agreement to Pay Contributions
  Each employee shall be entitled to have his spouse and dependent children, as defined by the regulations of the board, included in the coverage,...
• § 20-2-887 - Coverage for Dependents -- Where Both Husband and Wife are Eligible to Be Insured
  (a) In the situation where both husband and wife are eligible to be insured under this subpart as either a retired public school teacher,...
• § 20-2-888 - Coverage for Certain Surviving Spouses and Teachers Not Entitled to Retirement Benefits
  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subpart to the contrary, the board shall offer coverage to the surviving spouse of any teacher who died...
• § 20-2-889 - Coverage for Personnel Other Than Teachers
  Any local employer may provide for the coverage of other personnel who are not included in paragraph (4) of Code Section 20-2-880 by a...
• § 20-2-890 - Claims; Payment of Benefits; Time for Presentation of Drafts
  (a) Any benefits payable under the health insurance plan may be made either directly to the attending physicians, hospitals, medical groups, or others furnishing...
• § 20-2-891 - Health Insurance Fund for Public School Teachers
  (a) A health insurance fund is created for public school teachers. The fund shall be available without fiscal year limitations for premiums, subscription charges,...
• § 20-2-892 - Contributions by Employees, State, and Local Employers; Withholding or Deducting Employees' Contributions
  (a) During any period in which an employee is covered under the health insurance plan authorized by this subpart prior to the date of...
• § 20-2-893 - Providing for Funds Required Annually for Costs of Employer Contributions and Administration of Health Insurance for Retirees
  At an appropriate time during each year, the commissioner shall certify to the State School Superintendent the amount of funds that will need to...
• § 20-2-894 - Employer and Employee Commencement Dates; Coverage of New Employees; Rejection of Coverage
  (a) On July 1, 1977, or on a date as soon thereafter as practicable, as determined by the board, which is defined as the...
• § 20-2-895 - Contracts With Local Employers As to Coverage; Duties of Local Employers
  The board is authorized to contract with local employers for the inclusion of the teachers or employees of local employers within any health insurance...
• § 20-2-896 - Administrative Discharge of Certain Debts
  (a) It is the purpose of this Code section to authorize a procedure whereby the commissioner of community health may administratively discharge a debt...
• § 20-2-897 - 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...
• § 20-2-898 - Deposit of Contributions Into Georgia Retiree Health Benefit Fund
  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subpart, the board shall deposit into the Georgia Retiree Health Benefit Fund created by Code Section 45-18-101 the...

Last modified: October 14, 2016