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Budget Recommendations
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Outside Section 149
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Group Insurance Premium Contributions
SECTION 149.
Section 8 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first and second paragraphs and inserting in place thereof the following paragraphs:-
For policies of group life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and group health insurance purchased or provided by the commission in accordance with the provisions of sections 4, 5, and 10C, the commonwealth, on behalf of active and retired employees and their dependents, shall contribute a portion of the aggregate monthly premiums or rates applicable to said coverages. The commonwealth's total share of the aggregate monthly premiums for the following categories of active employees and retirees, including both individual and dependent coverage, shall be determined as follows:
(a) for active employees, the aggregate commonwealth contribution shall be no less than 75 per cent;
(b) for employees who retired on or before July 1, 1994, the aggregate commonwealth contribution shall be no less than 90 per cent;
(c) for employees who retired on or after July 2, 1994 but before July 1, 2004, the aggregate commonwealth contribution shall be no less than 85 per cent; and
(d) for all other retired employees not described in (b) and (c) above, and their dependents, the aggregate commonwealth contribution shall be the same as in effect for active employees on the date such retiree retired.
In setting rates for each of the plans offered by the commission, the commission may vary the actual percentage contributed by the commonwealth for each of the different plans subject to the foregoing aggregate limits. The active and retired employees on behalf of themselves or themselves and their dependents shall contribute the remaining amount of the monthly premium. The commonwealth shall contribute a share of any additional premium which may be required for coverage of an employee's dependent child who is 19 years of age or over and mentally or physically incapable of earning his own living, such share equaling the same ratio as that paid on behalf of an active or retired employee and dependent.
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