Section 10A. The appropriate public authority shall provide for the purchase of insurance, or include the cost thereof, for dental expenses under those sections of this chapter which provide for the purchase of hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance benefits but only upon the acceptance of this section in the following manner:—in a city having a Plan D or Plan E charter by majority vote of its city council; in any other city by vote of its city council, approved by the mayor; in a district, except as hereinafter provided, by vote of the registered voters of the district at a district meeting; in a regional school district by vote of the regional district school committee; in a veterans' services district by vote of the district board; in a health district established under section twenty-seven A of chapter one hundred and eleven by vote of the joint committee; and in a town by vote of the board of selectmen or, by vote of the town at a town meeting or, by submission for acceptance to the registered voters in the form of the following question which shall be printed upon the official ballot to be used at an election:—''Shall certain provisions of chapter thirty-two B of the General Laws, authorizing any county, except Worcester county, city or town or district to provide dental benefits as part of group general or blanket insurance providing hospital, surgical, medical, and other health insurance benefits for certain persons in the service of such county, town or district and their dependents, be accepted by this town?'' If a majority of the voters voting on the question shall vote in the affirmative, the chapter shall take effect in such town.
Any town which is a member of the Cape Cod municipal health group which does not provide dental benefits under this chapter may provide that any general, group or blanket insurance policy it purchases makes dental benefits available to employees at said employees' expense.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general law to the contrary, acceptance of this section shall not be revoked or rescinded. This section shall not apply to Worcester county nor its employees, and they shall be eligible for coverage under the provisions of chapter thirty-two A. This action shall be a transferral and not a revocation or rescission.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions
Section 1 - Purpose of Chapter
Section 2a - Traffic Supervisors as Employees
Section 2b - Reserve, Permanent-Intermittent or Call Firefighters as Employees
Section 4 - Automatic Insurance of Employees; Election to Forego Coverage; Notice; Withdrawal
Section 6 - Employees to Furnish Information; Certificate or Booklet of Coverage
Section 7 - Premiums; Withholding, Contribution; Direct Payment
Section 8 - Dividends, Refunds and Rate Credits to Inure to Benefit of Governmental Unit
Section 9a - Political Subdivision; Contribution for Insurance Premiums of Retired Employees
Section 9b - Death of Employee or Retired Employee; Continuation of Insurance Coverage by Spouse
Section 9d - Insurance Premium Payable by Surviving Spouse; Contribution by Political Subdivisions
Section 9h - Divorced or Separated Spouses; Continuation of Group Coverage
Section 10 - Acceptance of Chapter by County, City, Town, Municipality or District
Section 10a - Purchase of Insurance by Public Authority Following Acceptance of Chapter
Section 11 - Schedules of Insurance Benefits; Establishment; Joint Participation; Administration
Section 11a - Additional Insurance; Application; Cancellation; Conversion
Section 11b - Insurance for Elderly Government Retirees
Section 11c - Optional Medicare Extension
Section 14 - Rules and Regulations
Section 16 - Optional Insurance for Services of Health Care Organizations
Section 17 - Election to Continue Insurance Coverages; Notice
Section 18a - Transfer of Retiree, Spouse or Dependent to Medicare Health Plan
Section 24 - Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Section 25 - Health Reimbursement Arrangements
Section 27 - Historical Claims Data
Section 28 - Joint Negotiation and Purchase of Coverage
Section 29 - Annual Report on Non-Medicare and Medicare Plans With Largest Subscriber Enrollments