Assembly Bill A7414

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or domestic partners of members of the New York city fire department

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Current Bill Status Via S5678 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A7414 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5678
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §12-126, NYC Ad Cd

2023-A7414 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or domestic partners of deceased active members of the New York city fire department who are enrolled in a health insurance plan.

2023-A7414 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7414
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 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 New York city fire department

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (ii)  of  paragraph  2  of subdivision b of
 section 12-126 of the administrative code of the city of  New  York,  as
 amended  by  chapter  430  of  the  laws  of 2010, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (ii) Where [a] AN ACTIVE OR retired member of the fire department dies
 and is enrolled in a health insurance  plan,  the  surviving  spouse  OR
 DOMESTIC  PARTNER  shall  be afforded the right to such health insurance
 coverage and health  insurance  coverage  which  is  predicated  on  the
 insured's  enrollment  in  the hospital and medical program for the aged
 and disabled under the social security act as is provided  for  retirees
 and their dependents as set forth in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph,
 provided  such surviving spouse OR DOMESTIC PARTNER pays one hundred two
 percent of the group rate for such coverage, with two  percent  intended
 to cover administrative costs incurred, provided such spouse OR DOMESTIC
 PARTNER  elects  such  health  insurance coverage within one year of the
 death of his or her spouse OR DOMESTIC PARTNER.   For purposes  of  this
 subparagraph,  "retired  member  of  the  fire department" shall include
 persons who, immediately prior to retirement, were employed by the  fire
 department  of the city of New York in a title whose duties are those of
 an emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician
 (as those terms are defined in section three thousand one of the  public
 health  law), or whose duties required the direct supervision of employ-
 ees whose duties  are  those  of  an  emergency  medical  technician  or
 advanced  emergency  medical  technician  (as those terms are defined in
 section three thousand one of the public health law).
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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