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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2014</h1>
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<h1>Georgia</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00 = 1.75 tlari.</div>
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<h2>Old Age, Disability, and Survivors</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1956 (state pensions).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 2005 (state pensions) and 2005 (state compensation).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social assistance system.</p>
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<p>Note: The 2005 law on state pensions abolished the social insurance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>All residents of Georgia.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> The total cost. Local authorities finance additional benefits.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Social pension (old age):</span> Age 65 (men) or age 60 (women).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Social pension (disability):</span> The pension is paid according to three degrees of assessed disability: severe disability (Group <abbr title="one">I</abbr>), significant disability (Group <abbr title="two">II</abbr>), and moderate disability (Group <abbr title="three">III</abbr>).</p>
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<p>An authorized medical institution must assess the degree of disability.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Social pension (survivors):</span> Paid to surviving children up to age 18 when the breadwinner dies. The death must have been caused by an industrial injury, occupational sickness, or a nonwork-related sickness or injury.</p>
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<p>State assistance supplement: Paid to parents with two or more children who died in the wars for independence.</p>
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<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Social pension (old age):</span> 150 tlari a month is paid.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted on an ad hoc basis.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Social pension (disability):</span> 150 tlari a month is paid for a Group <abbr title="one">I</abbr> disability; 100 tlari for a Group <abbr title="two">II</abbr> disability; and 70 tlari for a Group <abbr title="three">III</abbr> disability that began before 2006.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted on an ad hoc basis.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Social pension (survivors):</span> 100 tlari a month is paid.</p>
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<p>State assistance supplement: 100 tlari a month is paid for each deceased child.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted on an ad hoc basis.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Social Services Agency (http://www.ssa.gov.ge) provides general supervision and coordination.</p>
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<h2>Sickness and Maternity</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1964 (health).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1997 (health care), 2006 (sickness), 2006 (maternity), 2007 (temporary work incapacity and sickness), 2009 (temporary work incapacity), and 2010 (labor code).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employer-liability (cash sickness and maternity benefits) and social assistance (maternity and medical benefits) system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness and maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> Employed persons, military personnel, and civil servants.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits and maternity benefits (social assistance):</span> Needy residents of Georgia.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash sickness and maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits and maternity benefits (social assistance):</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash sickness and maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits and maternity benefits (social assistance):</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash sickness and maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> The total cost.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits and maternity benefits (social assistance):</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash sickness and maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits and maternity benefits (social assistance):</span> The total cost of maternity and medical benefits for needy persons residing in Georgia.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits (employer liability):</span> Must be in covered employment and obtain a sickness certificate from an authorized doctor or medical institution.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> There is no minimum qualifying period.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits and maternity benefits (social assistance):</span> Must satisfy a needs test.</p>
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<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit (employer liability):</span> 100% of the insured's daily wage is paid for up to 30 days. A medical commission examination is required for an extension.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit (social assistance):</span> 100% of the insured's daily wage is paid, up to a total of 1,000 tlari. The benefit is paid for 126 calendar days (140 calendar days if there are complications or multiple births). For the adoption of a child younger than age 1, the benefit is paid for 70 days, starting from the date of the adoption.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit (employer liability):</span> 100% of the insured's daily wage for earnings that exceed 1,000 tlari (the government pays for the first 1,000 tlari) is paid for 126 calendar days (140 calendar days if there are complications or multiple births). For the adoption of a child younger than age 1, the benefit is paid for 70 days, starting from the date of the adoption.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Government clinics, hospitals, maternity homes, and other facilities provide medical benefits to the needy and disabled.</p>
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<p>Cost sharing: Insured persons younger than age 18 pay 20% of the cost; aged 18 to 60, 50%; older than age 60, 30%.</p>
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<h3>Dependents' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Medical benefits for dependents are the same as those for the insured.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness and maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> Employers provide benefits directly to employees.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (social assistance):</span> Social Services Agency (http://www.ssa.gov.ge) administers the program.</p>
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<h2>Work Injury</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First laws:</span> 1997 (civil code)</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 2010 (labor code).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employer liability.</p>
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<p>Note: The employer's liability is determined by a court.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Work injury benefits:</span> All employed persons.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> If the employer is found liable, the total cost of cash and medical benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Work injury benefits:</span> A court determines the benefit amount according to the insured's degree of disability.</p>
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<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p>The benefit is based on the insured's average pay in the three months before the temporary disability began (unless otherwise stated in the employment contract).</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability pension:</span> A court determines the benefit amount according to the insured's degree of disability.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Government health facilities provide medical services directly to insured.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension:</span> A court determines the benefit amount according to the insured's level of disability.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Employers may insure against liability with private insurance companies. If the employer is at fault, the employer provides compensation directly.</p>
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<h2>Unemployment</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p>The 2010 (labor code) regulates severance pay for employed persons. In the case of termination by the employer, the employer pays one month of average monthly earnings (unless otherwise stated in the employment contract).</p>
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<h2>Family Allowances</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First and current law:</span> 2006 (social assistance).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social assistance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>All residents of Georgia.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Family benefit (means tested):</span> Needy families. (May also be eligible for a social pension.)</p>
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<p>Large families' supplement: Paid to families with seven or more children younger than age 18.</p>
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<h3>Family Allowance Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Family benefit (means tested):</span> 60 tlari a month is paid to a single person and to orphaned children; for families with two or more members 60 tlari a month is paid to the oldest member and 48 tlari to each subsequent member.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Large families' supplement:</span> 35 tlari a month is paid.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Social Services Agency (http://www.ssa.gov.ge) administers the program.</p>
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