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Senate Bill S4739

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-S4739 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6535
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง12-126, NYC Ad Cd

2011-S4739 (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-S4739 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4739 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4739

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

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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