Assembly Bill A9399

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status Via S8649 - 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-A9399 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8649
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §12-126, NYC Ad Cd

2023-A9399 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or domestic partners of fire protection inspectors of the New York city fire department.

2023-A9399 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9399
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2024
                                ___________
 
 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  employed
   as fire protection inspectors

   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 706 of the laws  of  2023,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (ii) Where 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 subpara-
 graph, "[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), OR WHOSE DUTIES
 ARE THOSE OF A FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTOR OR  ASSOCIATE  FIRE  PROTECTION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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