Bill Text: NY S04739 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 4739 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO CITIES [S04739 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S04739-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4739
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 18, 2011
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       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:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision  b  of  section  12-126  of  the
    2  administrative  code  of the city of New York is amended by adding a new
    3  subparagraph (v) to read as follows:
    4    (V) WHERE AN ACTIVE OR RETIRED MEMBER OF THE METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTA-
    5  TION  AUTHORITY  DIES  AND  IS  ENROLLED IN A HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN, THE
    6  SURVIVING SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER SHALL BE AFFORDED THE RIGHT TO SUCH
    7  HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE WHICH IS  PREDI-
    8  CATED  ON  THE  INSURED'S ENROLLMENT IN THE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL PROGRAM
    9  FOR THE AGED AND DISABLED UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AS  IS  PROVIDED
   10  FOR  RETIREES  AND  THEIR DEPENDENTS AS SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF
   11  THIS PARAGRAPH, PROVIDED SUCH SURVIVING SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER  PAYS
   12  ONE  HUNDRED  TWO  PERCENT OF THE GROUP RATE FOR SUCH COVERAGE, WITH TWO
   13  PERCENT INTENDED TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCURRED,  PROVIDED  SUCH
   14  SPOUSE  OR DOMESTIC PARTNER ELECTS SUCH HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE WITHIN
   15  ONE YEAR OF THE DEATH OF HIS OR HER SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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