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Senate Bill S5704

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides continuous health insurance coverage to spouse or dependents of public employees who are injured in the performance of duty or taken ill as a result of duty

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2009-S5704 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8602
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง159-d, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S5098, A4954

2009-S5704 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides continuous coverage at the same rate to spouse or dependents of public employees who are injured in the performance of duty or taken ill as a result of a performance of duty until such time as the member has returned to active service, has separated from service or retires.

2009-S5704 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5704

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to providing continu-
  ing coverage to spouse or  dependents  of  public  employees  who  are
  injured  in  the  performance  of  duty  or taken ill as a result of a
  performance of duty

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
159-d to read as follows:
  S 159-D. HEALTH INSURANCE FOR SPOUSE AND DEPENDENTS OF PUBLIC  EMPLOY-
EES INJURED OR ILL.
  HEALTH  INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR SPOUSE AND DEPENDENTS OF PUBLIC EMPLOY-
EES WHO ARE INJURED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY OR TAKEN ILL AS A  RESULT
OF THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY, SHALL CONTINUE COVERAGE AT THE SAME RATE AND
IN  THE  SAME  MANNER  AS  ACTIVE  EMPLOYEES  WITHIN THE SAME COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING UNIT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE MEMBER  HAS  RETURNED  TO  ACTIVE
SERVICE, HAS SEPARATED FROM SERVICE OR RETIRES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11974-02-9

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