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.
History. 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.
Structure 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
§ 45-18-4. Expenses Not to Be Covered by Plan
§ 45-18-4.1. Breast Cancer Screening for Individuals With High Risk
§ 45-18-5. County Officers and Employees
§ 45-18-5.1. Licensed Blind or Otherwise Seriously Disabled Vendors
§ 45-18-5.2. Sheltered Employment Center Employees
§ 45-18-6.1. Reimbursement Rates Offered Under State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan
§ 45-18-7. Retiring Employees, Spouses, and Dependents
§ 45-18-7.1. Employees of the Georgia Development Authority
§ 45-18-7.5. Employees of Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, Spouses, and Dependent Children
§ 45-18-7.6. Employees of Georgia-Federal State Inspection Service, Spouses, and Dependent Children
§ 45-18-7.7. Employees and Dependents of Critical Access Hospitals in Health Plans
§ 45-18-7.8. Employees of the Georgia Student Finance Authority
§ 45-18-8. Right of Employees to Secure Coverage for Spouse and Dependents; Regulations
§ 45-18-11. Procedure for Presentation of Claims and Payment of Benefits
§ 45-18-18. Discharge of Certain Debts or Obligations Due Health Insurance Fund
§ 45-18-19. Confidentiality of Claim Forms and Records
§ 45-18-20. Fiscal Note Required for Bills Impacting Employees’ Health Insurance Plans