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                                   3764
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 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
 included  in  the  calculation  of  premium  or subscription charges for
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07842-01-3
              

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 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.