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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2012</h1>
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<h1>Georgia</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00 = 1.66 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).</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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<p>Special system for military and law enforcement personnel.</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> Must be assessed with a disability by an authorized medical institution. 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><span class="h4">Social pension (survivors):</span> Paid to a surviving individual or family member when the breadwinner dies. The death must have been caused by 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 independence wars.</p>
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<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Social pension (old age):</span> 100 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> 100 tlari a month is paid for a Group <abbr title="one">I</abbr> disability; 70 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> 55 tlari a month is paid.</p>
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<p>State assistance supplement: 55 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).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social assistance (maternity and medical benefits) and employer-liability (sickness) system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits:</span> Employed persons, military personnel, and civil servants.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits:</span> All residents of Georgia.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</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> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> None.</p>
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<p>Employer: Total cost of cash sickness benefits; none for cash maternity and medical benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</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:</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:</span> There is no minimum qualifying period.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> All residents of Georgia who 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:</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:</span> 100% of the insured's daily wage is paid, up to 600 tlari. If the insured's average monthly wage is greater than 600 tlari, the employer pays the difference.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> 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">Sickness benefits:</span> Employers provide benefits directly to employees.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity and medical benefits:</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> 1999 (workmen's compensation).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 2001 (medical and social evaluation) and 2007 (work injury).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employer-liability and social assistance system.</p>
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<p>Note: The employer's liability is determined by a court. If the employer is not liable, the employee is eligible to apply for a social pension (see Old Age, Disability, and Survivors).</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></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer-liability system:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer-liability system:</span> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer-liability system:</span> The total cost of cash and medical benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer-liability system:</span> The total cost of cash and medical benefits.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors; the total cost of medical benefits.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Work injury benefits</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer-liability system:</span> A court determines the benefit amount according to the insured's level of disability.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> See social pension (disability) under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Medical benefits:</span> The Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs determines eligibility at the local level.</p>
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<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p>See social pension (disability) under Old Age, Disability and Survivors.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability pension:</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer-liability system:</span> A court determines the benefit amount according to the insured's level of disability.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> See social pension (disability) under Old Age, Disability and Survivors.</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></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer-liability system:</span> A court determines the benefit amount according to the insured's level of disability.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> See social pension (disability) under Old Age, Disability and Survivors.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash benefits:</span> Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs (http://www.moh.gov.ge) provides general supervision and coordination.</p>
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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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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs (http://www.moh.gov.ge) and local government health departments provide general supervision and coordination. Clinics, hospitals, and other facilities administered by the Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs and local health departments provide medical services. Employers may insure against liability with private insurance companies. If the employer is at fault, the employer pays benefits directly.</p>
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<h2>Unemployment</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p>The 2006 (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 according to need as determined by local government authorities.</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:</span> Needy families. (May also be eligible for a social pension.)</p>
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<p>Blind person's supplement: Paid to blind individuals incapable of any work in addition to other social assistance benefits.</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:</span> 22 tlari a month is paid to a single person and to orphaned children; 35 tlari a month to a family of two or more persons.</p>
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<p>Blind person's supplement: 22 tlari a month is paid</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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