This text of New York § 167-A (Reimbursement for medicare premium charges) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New York primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
§ 167-a. Reimbursement for medicare premium charges. Upon exclusion\nfrom the coverage of the health benefit plan of supplementary medical\ninsurance benefits for which an active or retired employee or a\ndependent covered by the health benefit plan is or would be eligible\nunder the federal old-age, survivors and disability insurance program,\nan amount equal to the premium charge for such supplementary medical\ninsurance benefits for such active or retired employee and his or her\ndependents, if any, shall be paid monthly or at other intervals to such\nactive or retired employee from the health insurance fund. Where\nappropriate, such amount may be deducted from contributions payable by\nthe employee or retired employee; or where appropriate in the case of a\nretired employee receiving
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§ 167-a. Reimbursement for medicare premium charges. Upon exclusion\nfrom the coverage of the health benefit plan of supplementary medical\ninsurance benefits for which an active or retired employee or a\ndependent covered by the health benefit plan is or would be eligible\nunder the federal old-age, survivors and disability insurance program,\nan amount equal to the premium charge for such supplementary medical\ninsurance benefits for such active or retired employee and his or her\ndependents, if any, shall be paid monthly or at other intervals to such\nactive or retired employee from the health insurance fund. Where\nappropriate, such amount may be deducted from contributions payable by\nthe employee or retired employee; or where appropriate in the case of a\nretired employee receiving a retirement allowance, such amount may be\nincluded with payments of his or her retirement allowance. All state\nemployer, employee, retired employee and dependent contributions to the\nhealth insurance fund, including contributions from public authorities,\npublic benefit corporations or other quasi-public organizations of the\nstate eligible for participation in the health benefit plan as\nauthorized by subdivision two of section one hundred sixty-three of this\narticle, shall be adjusted as necessary to cover the cost of reimbursing\nfederal old-age, survivors and disability insurance program premium\ncharges under this section. This cost shall be included in the\ncalculation of premium or subscription charges for health coverage\nprovided to employees and retired employees of the state, public\nauthorities, public benefit corporations or other quasi-public\norganizations of the state; provided, however, the state, public\nauthorities, public benefit corporations or other quasi-public\norganizations of the state shall remain obligated to pay no less than\nits share of such increased cost consistent with its share of premium or\nsubscription charges provided for by this article. All other employer\ncontributions to the health insurance fund shall be adjusted as\nnecessary to provide for such payments.\n