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Assembly Bill A6535

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or domestic partners of members of the metropolitan transportation authority

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2011-A6535 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4739
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง12-126, NYC Ad Cd

2011-A6535 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or domestic partners of members of the Metropolitan transportation authority who are enrolled in a health insurance plan.

2011-A6535 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6535

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or  domes-
  tic  partners  of members of the metropolitan transportation authority
  who are enrolled in a health insurance plan

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  2  of  subdivision  b of section 12-126 of the
administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding  a  new
subparagraph (v) to read as follows:
  (V)  WHERE AN ACTIVE OR RETIRED MEMBER OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTA-
TION AUTHORITY DIES AND IS ENROLLED IN  A  HEALTH  INSURANCE  PLAN,  THE
SURVIVING SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER SHALL BE AFFORDED THE RIGHT TO SUCH
HEALTH  INSURANCE COVERAGE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE WHICH IS PREDI-
CATED ON THE INSURED'S ENROLLMENT IN THE HOSPITAL  AND  MEDICAL  PROGRAM
FOR  THE  AGED AND DISABLED UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AS IS PROVIDED
FOR RETIREES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS AS SET FORTH IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)  OF
THIS  PARAGRAPH, PROVIDED SUCH SURVIVING SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER PAYS
ONE HUNDRED TWO PERCENT OF THE GROUP RATE FOR SUCH  COVERAGE,  WITH  TWO
PERCENT  INTENDED  TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCURRED, PROVIDED SUCH
SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER ELECTS SUCH HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE  WITHIN
ONE YEAR OF THE DEATH OF HIS OR HER SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10283-01-1

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