Section 29. (a) The commission shall provide to any active or retired employee of the commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission coverage for: (i) tobacco use cessation counseling; and (ii) all generic United States Food and Drug Administration-approved tobacco cessation products without cost sharing when prescribed by a health care provider.
(b) The commission may employ reasonable managed care techniques consistent with state and federal law to determine the frequency, method, treatment or setting for the recommended item or service; provided, however, that covered persons shall have access to at least 1 tobacco cessation product without prior authorization.
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