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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2016</h1>
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<h1>Georgia</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00 = 2.34 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), 2005 (state compensation), and 2012 (social package).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Universal and social assistance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Citizens of Georgia; certain individuals granted special status without citizenship; and foreign nationals with at least 10 years of residence.</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">Old-age state pension (universal):</span> Age 65 (men) or age 60 (women).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Social package disability benefit (social assistance):</span> Paid if the insured is assessed with a Group <abbr title="one">I</abbr> (severe) or Group <abbr title="two">II</abbr> (moderate or significant) disability.</p>
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<p>An authorized medical institution assesses the degree of disability.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Social package survivors benefit (social assistance):</span> Paid to surviving children up to age 18 when the breadwinner dies from an industrial injury, occupational sickness, or a nonwork-related sickness or injury. The benefit is also paid to victims of political repression.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">State compensation:</span> Paid to former military personnel, certain civil servants, and certain former elected officials. The benefit is paid when the insured retires, reaches age 65, is assessed with a disability, or dies.</p>
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<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age state pension (universal):</span> 180 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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<p><span class="h4">State compensation:</span> A lump sum of up to 1,000 tlari is shared equally among family members.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Social package disability benefit (social assistance):</span> 180 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.</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 package survivors benefit (social assistance):</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>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 benefits), social insurance (cash maternity benefits), and social assistance (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">Maternity benefits (social insurance):</span> Employed women.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical 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 benefits (employer liability):</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Maternity and medical benefits:</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 benefits (employer liability):</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Maternity and medical benefits:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash sickness benefits (employer liability):</span> The total cost.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Maternity and medical benefits:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Cash sickness benefits (employer liability):</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Maternity and medical benefits:</span> The total cost.</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 (social insurance):</span> There is no minimum qualifying period.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (social assistance):</span> Must be assessed as needy.</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 insurance):</span> 100% of the insured's daily wage is paid, up to a total of 1,000 tlari. The benefit is paid for 183 calendar days (200 calendar days if there are complications or multiple births). The insured is entitled to an additional 547 days of unpaid leave.</p>
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<p>For the adoption of a child younger than age 1, the benefit is paid for 90 days, starting from the date of the adoption. The insured is entitled to an additional 460 days of unpaid leave.</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 teachers, needy persons, orphans, refugees, and disabled persons under the Universal Healthcare Program. Benefits include outpatient care, emergency care, hospitalization, elective surgery, chemotherapy, hormone and radiation therapy, maternity care, and treatment for certain chronic diseases.</p>
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<h3>Dependents' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Medical benefits for dependents are the same as those provided under the Universal Healthcare Program.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits (employer liability):</span> Employers provide benefits directly to employees.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits (social insurance):</span> Social Services Agency (http://www.ssa.gov.ge/) administers the program.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (social assistance):</span> Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs (http://www.moh.gov.ge/) provides general supervision. Clinics, hospitals, and other facilities administered by the Social Service Agency and the Center for Diseases Control and Public Health deliver medical services.</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) and 2013 (worker's compensation).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employer-liability system.</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>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>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 clinics, hospitals, maternity homes, and other facilities provide medical benefits to teachers, needy persons, orphans, refugees, and disabled persons under the Universal Healthcare Program. Benefits include outpatient care, emergency care, hospitalization, elective surgery, chemotherapy, hormone and radiation therapy, maternity care, and treatment for certain chronic diseases.</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>Permanent 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">Targeted Social Assistance cash benefit (means tested):</span> Paid to families assessed as needy according to a family rating points system.</p>
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<p>The family rating points system takes into account fixed and movable assets, income, benefits, consumption patterns, and other household characteristics such as the presence of elderly or disabled persons and housing conditions.</p>
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<h3>Family Allowance Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Targeted Social Assistance cash benefit (means tested):</span> 60 tlari a month is paid with family rating points up to 30,000; 50 tlari a month with 30,001 to 57,000 points; 40 tlari a month with 57,001 to 60,000 points; 30 tlari a month with 60,001 to 65,000 points; and 10 tlari a month for each child up to age 16 with 65,001 to 100,000 points.</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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