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O.C.G.A. § 45-18-8 (2019)

Right of employees to secure coverage for spouse and dependents; regulations

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Upon agreeing to pay his contribution to the cost of such coverage, each employee shall be entitled to have his spouse and dependent children, as defined by the regulations of the board, included in the coverage. The board shall adopt regulations governing the discontinuance and resumption by employees of coverage for dependents.

History

(Ga. L. 1961, p. 147, § 8.)

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d. - 43 Am. Jur. 2d, Insurance, § 467 et seq.

C.J.S. - 30 C.J.S., Employer-Employee, § 176.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: City of Atlanta v. McKinney, 454 S.E.2d 517 (Ga. 1995).
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City of Atlanta v. McKinney, 454 S.E.2d 517 (Ga. 1995). · cites it 4× “Compare OCGA § 20-2-886 (granting right to health insurance coverage to the spouse and dependent children of public school employees); OCGA § 45-18-8 (1990) ("spouse and dependent children" may be included in the health care coverage of state and other public employees), and…”
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