RETIREMENT COMMISSION
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
06106-1775
TELEPHONE: (860) 702-3480
TELEFAX:(860) 702-3489
for DISABILITY RETIREMENT
CONTAINMENT COMMITTEE
RETIREMENT SERVICES DIVISION
OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER
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55 ELM STREET HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06106-1775 TELEPHONE: (860) 702-3480 TELEFAX:(860) 702-3489 |
| MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD for DISABILITY RETIREMENT |
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| HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT COMMITTEE |
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| STATE OF CONNECTICUT RETIREMENT SERVICES DIVISION OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER |
RETIREMENT & BENEFIT SERVICES DIVISION MEMORANDUM 2009-02
January 16, 2009
TO THE HEADS OF ALL STATE AGENCIES
| ATTENTION: | Personnel and Payroll Officers, Business Managers |
| SUBJECT: | State of Massachusetts form MA 1099-HC |
On July 1, 2007, the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act went into effect. This law states that Massachusetts residents age 18 and over must have health insurance. In order to qualify for a 2008 personal state tax exemption, adults must prove they had health insurance coverage in 2008. Form MA 1099-HC is proof from the health plan that the covered person and their dependents, if applicable, were covered under a 2008 medical plan. The State of Connecticut as an employer has no obligations under the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act.
The States' health plan carriers are mailing the form MA 1099-HC to state employees and retirees who reside in Massachusetts and are enrolled in the States' health plans. The carriers are mailing the form to the employee's address on file in CORE-CT. If the employee does not receive the form MA 1099-HC and their address is correct in CORE-CT, the employee should contact the health plan directly to obtain the form. If the address is incorrect, change the address in CORE-CT, and advise the employee to contact the carrier and correct their address for purposes of the MA 1099-HC only. The carrier will not change the employee's permanent address until they receive the corrected information in the electronic file from CORE CT.
Employees residing in Massachusetts who have questions regarding the Massachusetts law and its tax effects should be referred to: http://www.mass.gov/Ador/docs/dor/health%20care/2008/HC_instr.pdf or advised to consult a personal tax advisor.
Yours truly,
NANCY WYMAN, STATE COMPTROLLER
BY:
Thomas Woodruff, Ph.D., Director
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