Section 10E. The health and insurance benefits including, without limitation, policies of group life insurance group accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and the group general or blanket hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance as provided in this chapter for an employee of the commonwealth shall be continued for such employee for any period for which such employee is granted leave by his employer for the purpose of caring for such employee's minor dependent child under three years of age; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the employee shall make payment of the portion of the total monthly premium or rate that would have otherwise been deducted from his salary, wages or other compensation had such employee not taken such leave, and the commonwealth shall contribute the remaining amount of any such premium cost. For the purposes of this section, ''dependent child'' shall mean any child, whether natural, adoptive or a stepchild, of any such employee.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions
Section 1 - Purpose of Chapter
Section 3 - Group Insurance Commission
Section 3a - Employees' Advisory Committee
Section 3b - Applicability of Chapter to Commonwealth Charter Schools and Education Collaboratives
Section 4 - Purchase of Insurance Policies by Commission
Section 4a - Administrative Services Contracts
Section 4b - Retroactive Claims Denials for Behavioral Health Services
Section 5 - Insurance and Medicare Benefits of State Employees
Section 7 - Information Furnished Commission by Employees
Section 9 - Dividends, Refunds, Rate Credits; Deposit in Special Funds; Transfer of Reserves
Section 9a - Investment Committee; Investment and Deposit of Funds by State Treasurer
Section 10 - Retirement or Termination of Employment; Effect on Policy; Conversion of Insurance
Section 10a - Additional Insurance
Section 10b - Insurance for Elderly Government Retirees and Their Dependents
Section 10c - Optional Medicare Extension
Section 10d - Disability Insurance; Withholding Payment of Premiums
Section 10e - Insurance for Commonwealth Employee Granted Leave to Care for Dependent Child
Section 11 - Death of Employee or Retired Employee; Continuation of Insurance by Spouse or Dependent
Section 11a - Divorced or Separated Spouses; Continuation of Insurance Coverage
Section 14 - Optional Insurance for Services of Health Care Organizations
Section 16 - Election to Continue Insurance Coverages; Notice
Section 17 - Dental and Vision Expenses; Reimbursement of Employees
Section 17a - Coverage for Nonprescription Enteral Formulas for Home Use
Section 17b - Hospice Services for Commonwealth Employees Insured Under Group Insurance Commission
Section 17c - Required Coverage for Prenatal Care, Childbirth, and Postpartum Care
Section 17d - Coverage for Bone Marrow Transplants
Section 17e - Scalp Hair Prostheses Necessary Due to Cancer or Leukemia Treatment
Section 17f - Newborn Hearing Screening Test; Group Insurance Commission Coverage
Section 17h - Coverage for Human Leukocyte or Histocompatibility Locus Antigen Testing
Section 17i - Prosthetic Devices and Repairs; Group Insurance Commission Coverage
Section 17j - Coverage for Children Under Age 18 for Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Section 17k - Coverage for Orally Administered Anticancer Medications
Section 17l - Coverage for Abuse Deterrent Opioid Drug Products
Section 17m - Preauthorization for Substance Abuse Treatment Not to Be Required
Section 17q - Pain Management Access Plan
Section 18 - Medicare Health Benefits Supplement Plan, Mandatory Transfer; Payment of Penalty
Section 19 - Release From Insurance Coverage; Payment; Reinstatement of Coverage
Section 20 - Charges or Collections of Excess Compensation
Section 21 - Health Care Services Evaluation; Vendor Quality Improvement Program; Annual Report
Section 23 - Coverage for Speech, Hearing and Language Disorders
Section 24 - State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund
Section 24a - State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund Board of Trustees; Membership; Powers and Duties
Section 25 - Insurance Coverage for Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Section 28 - Coverage for Certain Services and Contraceptive Methods