GIC Regulations

Download and print GIC Regulations.

Information on proposed regulations and a notice of a public hearing for those changes is available here.

Procedural details of the GIC’s regulations

Instructions for requesting GIC public records.

The provisions apply generally to the GIC regulations.  They describe the GIC’s general authority to promulgate regulations, outline the uses of administrative bulletins, and define what certain terms mean in the context of GIC regulations.

These miscellaneous provisions address GIC’s exclusive authority to negotiate benefit contracts authorized by G. L. c. 32A, restrict advertisement and other similar communications on GIC benefits without Commission approval, provide for reimbursements related to non-state funded employees, and establish certain rules relevant to Nurse Practitioners.

These provisions regulate GIC coverage of certain Retired Municipal Teachers (“RMTs”) and their surviving spouses.  Please note that not all retired teachers receiving benefits through the GIC are RMTs.

These provisions regulate GIC coverage of employees, dependents, retirees, and survivors of cities, towns, regional school districts, and local area planning councils that have opted to provide health benefits through the GIC.

These provision explain who is eligible for GIC coverage and describe procedures related to eligibility and enrollment.