Entering the GIC: Guidance on Adoptioning Sections 18 and 19 of MGL Chapter 32B

Model Section 19 Acceptance Motion

In order to transfer subscribers to the GIC, the appropriate public authority of a city or town must accept MGL chapter 32B, section 19. The appropriate public authority to take this action is the mayor in a city, the board of selectmen in a town, and the governing board of any district. Acceptance may take place before or after the city or town comes to a written agreement with the public employee committee.

View a model Section 19 motion for your selectmen or mayor to consider.

Template Section 19 Agreement

MAPC has prepared a template Section 19 written agreement between a public employee committee and a municipality to transfer subscribers to GIC coverage.

Access a template of the Section 19 agreement, which includes explanatory comments and sample language.

This template is provided as a reference only and is merely illustrative of what an agreement may look like. We strongly suggest that you seek legal counsel before entering into a Section 19 agreement and do not intend to make any legal or policy statements through the inclusion or exclusion of any provisions within the agreement.

Adopting Section 18: Saving Money with Medicare

• Saving Money on Retiree Health Insurance
• Chapter 32B Section 18 - Enrolling Eligible Retirees in Medicare
• Arlington, Mass. implementation of Section 18 (includes suggestions on how to adopt Section 18 and projected savings)
• Springfield, Mass. Retiree Benefit Information
• Springfield, Mass. Analysis of Section 18 – Enrolling Eligible Retirees in Medicare
• Wellesley Town Meeting - Presentation of Section 18 Proposal
• DOR Workbook on Dealing with Municipal Health Insurance (includes Weston case clarifying obligations involved with Section 18 - page 18) (pdf document)
• Partial list of Massachusetts communities that have adopted Section 18