New York S 4724: Ensures identical health benefits for public retirees

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S04724 Summary:

BILL NOS04724 

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SPONSORFAHY

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COSPNSRSCARCELLA-SPANTON, SKOUFIS

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Amd §161, Civ Serv L

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Ensures that public retirees are not having their skilled nursing care benefits reduced under the state health benefit plan at the time they enroll for medicare.

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BILL NOS04724 

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02/12/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

04/08/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

01/28/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4724

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- 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 ensuring identical
 health benefits for skilled nursing care for public retirees

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 161 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
 3 4. There shall be no reduction of benefits for skilled nursing care
 4 provided to retired employees or covered dependents under such health
 5 benefit plan at the time such person becomes eligible for medicare
 6 coverage; provided, however, retiree benefits under such health benefit
 7 plan may be coordinated with and treated as secondary insurance to medi-
 8 care.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05117-01-5

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