NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7302

Senate Bill S7302

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for reimbursement for certain insurance premiums for certain members of the naval militia

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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- In Committee Senate
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2024	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
May 19, 2023	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

2023-S7302 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Military Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §210, Mil L

2023-S7302 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for reimbursement for certain insurance premiums for certain members of the naval militia.

2023-S7302 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7302

SPONSOR: SCARCELLA-SPANTON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the military law, in relation to providing for
reimbursement for certain insurance premiums for certain members of the
naval militia

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Section 210 of the military law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 10. Any New York resident member of the naval militia who,
when activated pursuant to a call of the governor of this state or any
other state as provided for by law, shall be reimbursed by the state for
premiums associated with any individual or group health insurance poli-
cy, including benefits pursuant to TRICAE, or which the naval militia
member is a policy owner or beneficiary.

Such reimbursement shall equal one-thirtieth the amount of a naval mili-
tia member's monthly premium for each day of service.

The state shall not be responsible for the procurement of health insur-

ance policies on behalf of members of the militia.

Premiums reimbursed for the provision of service members' health insur-
ance shall be paid only to provide coverage that is not paid for or
reimbursed by any other governmental entity. In no event shall a service
member who declines health insurance be entitled to any direct payment
pursuant to the terms of this section.

The adjutant general shall, in consultation with the state comptroller,
promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions
of this subdivision.

Section 2: This act shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The New York Naval Militia is the naval component to the New York State
defense forces. As part of the New York State Division of Military and
Naval Affairs, the Naval Militia complements the Army and Air National
Guard programs, and well as the New York State Guard.

When the Governor of New York State activates this component of the New
York State defense forces they should be fairly compensated for their
service on all fronts, especially when it comes to insurance premiums.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Yet to be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S7302 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7302
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  military  law,  in  relation  to  providing for
   reimbursement for certain insurance premiums for  certain  members  of
   the naval militia

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 210 of the military law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10.  A.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY NEW
 YORK RESIDENT MEMBER OF THE NAVAL MILITIA WHO, WHEN  ACTIVATED  PURSUANT
 TO  A  CALL OF THE GOVERNOR OF THIS STATE OR ANY OTHER STATE AS PROVIDED
 FOR BY LAW, SHALL BE REIMBURSED BY THE  STATE  FOR  PREMIUMS  ASSOCIATED
 WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY, INCLUDING BENEFITS
 PURSUANT  TO CHAPTER 55 OF PART II OF SUBTITLE A OF TITLE X, 10 U.S.C §§
 1071-1110(B), COMMONLY KNOWN AS TRICARE,  OF  WHICH  THE  NAVAL  MILITIA
 MEMBER IS A POLICY OWNER OR BENEFICIARY.
   B.  SUCH REIMBURSEMENT SHALL EQUAL ONE-THIRTIETH THE AMOUNT OF A NAVAL
 MILITIA MEMBER'S MONTHLY PREMIUM FOR EACH DAY OF SERVICE.
   C. THE STATE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE  PROCUREMENT  OF  HEALTH
 INSURANCE POLICIES ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF THE MILITIA.
   D.  PREMIUMS  REIMBURSED  FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICE MEMBERS' HEALTH
 INSURANCE SHALL BE PAID ONLY TO PROVIDE COVERAGE THAT IS NOT PAID FOR OR
 REIMBURSED BY ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL A SERVICE
 MEMBER WHO DECLINES HEALTH INSURANCE BE ENTITLED TO ANY  DIRECT  PAYMENT
 PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION.
   E.  THE  ADJUTANT  GENERAL SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE COMP-
 TROLLER, PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  TO  IMPLEMENT  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11572-01-3

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