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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4739
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
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 § 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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