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                                   1612
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
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 Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, BRESLIN, MARCHIONE -- 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 reimbursement  for
   medicare charges
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 167-a of the  civil  service  law,  as  amended  by
 section  1  of  part  I of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 167-a. Reimbursement for medicare [premium] charges. Upon  exclusion
 from  the  coverage  of the health benefit plan of supplementary medical
 insurance benefits for which an active or retired employee or a  depend-
 ent covered by the health benefit plan is or would be eligible under the
 federal  old-age,  survivors and disability insurance program, an amount
 equal to the premium charge AND ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL  CHARGES  for  such
 supplementary  medical  insurance  benefits  for  such active or retired
 employee and his or her dependents, if any, shall be paid monthly or  at
 other  intervals  to  such  active  or  retired employee from the health
 insurance fund. Where appropriate, such  amount  may  be  deducted  from
 contributions  payable  by  the  employee  or retired employee; or where
 appropriate in the case of a retired  employee  receiving  a  retirement
 allowance,  such  amount  may  be  included  with payments of his or her
 retirement allowance. All state employer, employee, retired employee and
 dependent contributions to the health insurance fund, including contrib-
 utions from public authorities, public  benefit  corporations  or  other
 quasi-public  organizations  of  the state eligible for participation in
 the health benefit plan as authorized by subdivision two of section  one
 hundred  sixty-three  of this article, shall be adjusted as necessary to
 cover the cost of reimbursing federal old-age, survivors and  disability
 insurance program premium charges under this section. This cost shall be

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

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 included  in  the  calculation  of  premium  or subscription charges for
 health coverage provided to  employees  and  retired  employees  of  the
 state,  public  authorities, public benefit corporations or other quasi-
 public  organizations of the state; provided, however, the state, public
 authorities, public benefit corporations or other quasi-public organiza-
 tions of the state shall remain obligated to pay no less than its  share
 of  such  increased  cost  consistent  with  its  share  of  premium  or
 subscription charges provided for by this article.  All  other  employer
 contributions  to  the health insurance fund shall be adjusted as neces-
 sary to provide for such payments.  FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 TERM  "HEALTH  BENEFIT PLAN OF SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL INSURANCE BENEFITS"
 SHALL MEAN THE HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN PRESCRIBED  BY  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
 SIXTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE AND SHALL INCLUDE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MEDI-
 CATIONS,  GROUP HOSPITALIZATION, SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSURANCE PROVIDED
 PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.