Section 11B. Any political subdivision, subject to the provisions of section ten B of chapter thirty-two A, shall appropriate funds or apply therefor for the payment of group general or blanket insurance providing hospital, surgical, chiropractic, medical, dental and other health insurance for elderly governmental retirees as defined in paragraph (f) of section two of said chapter thirty-two A, and for the payment of the surcharge or subsidiary rate required to be paid by paragraph (c) of section ten B of chapter thirty-two A if accepted in a county, city, town or district in the following manner:—In a county, by vote of the county commissioners; 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 by vote of the voters of the district at a district meeting; and in a town by vote of the town or if a majority of the votes cast in answer to the following question, which shall be printed on the official ballot to be used at an election in said town, is in the affirmative:—''Shall the town extend contributory group hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance to elderly persons retired from the service of the town?''.
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