Text of NY S 2449 (2004)

Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie Assembly Members Legislative Info Public Hearings Speaker's Press Assembly Reports Committees & More Bill Search Home Laws Legislative Calendar Public Hearing Schedule Assembly Calendars Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: Summary Actions Floor Votes Memo Text S02449 Summary: BILL NOS02449 SAME ASNo same as SPONSORONORATO COSPNSRKRUGER, MONTGOMERY, SMITH M MLTSPNSR Amd S12-126, NYC Ad Cd Provides that when a retired member of the police department in the city of New York dies and is enrolled in a health insurance plan, the surviving spouse or eligible domestic partner, until he or she dies, shall be afforded the right to such health insurance coverage; such plans include premerger retirees who were police officers employed by the New York city housing authority or the New York city transit authority.Go to top S02449 Text: STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2449 2003-2004 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 27, 2003 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ONORATO, KRUGER, MONTGOMERY, M. SMITH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to health insurance coverage for surviving spouses of members of the police department and the fire department 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. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 2 of subdivision 2 b of section 12-126 of the administrative code of the city of New York, 3 as amended by chapter 436 of the laws of 2001, are amended to read as 4 follows: 5 (ii) Where a retired member of the fire department dies and is 6 enrolled in a health insurance plan, the surviving spouse or eligible 7 domestic partner shall be afforded the right to such health insurance 8 coverage and health insurance coverage which is predicated on the 9 insured's enrollment in the hospital and medical program for the aged 10 and disabled under the social security act as is provided for retirees 11 and their dependents as set forth in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, 12 provided such surviving spouse or eligible domestic partner pays one 13 hundred two percent of the group rate for such coverage, with two 14 percent intended to cover administrative costs incurred, provided such 15 spouse or partner elects such health insurance coverage within one year 16 of the death of his or her spouse or partner. 17 (iii) Where a retired member of the police department, including 18 premerger retirees who were police officers employed by the New York 19 city housing authority or the New York city transit authority, dies and 20 is enrolled in a health insurance plan, the surviving spouse or eligible 21 domestic partner shall be afforded the right to such health insurance 22 coverage and health insurance coverage which is predicated on the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08090-01-3 S. 2449 2 1 insured's enrollment in the hospital and medical program for the aged 2 and disabled under the social security act as is provided for retirees 3 and their dependents as set forth in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, 4 provided such surviving spouse or eligible domestic partner pays one 5 hundred two percent of the group rate for such coverage, with two 6 percent intended to cover administrative costs incurred, provided such 7 spouse or partner elects such health insurance coverage within one year 8 of the death of his or her spouse or partner. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Go to top Sitemap Request Information Directions and Maps