Senate Bill S6664

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the reimbursement for medicare charges

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S6664 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9369
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §167-a, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S1995, A4190
2017-2018: S1612, A2000
2019-2020: S2050, A3617
2021-2022: S4148, A3358
2023-2024: A3764

2013-S6664 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends supplementary medical insurance benefits reimbursement amount to include additional charges other than the premium charge; defines health benefit plan of supplementary medical insurance benefits.

2013-S6664 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6664 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6664

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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:
  S 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
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

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

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