Bill Text: NY A07784 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Makes provisions for payment to certain parole officers employed by the department of corrections and community supervision for salary and medical expenses while subject to sickness.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-8)
Status: (Vetoed) 2016-11-28 - tabled [A07784 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A07784-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7784 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 27, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SKOUFIS, MOSLEY, GUNTHER, HEVESI, AUBRY, SKARTA- DOS, BRINDISI, BENEDETTO, CUSICK, BRONSON, GIGLIO, GRAF, RAIA, FAHY, STECK, PERRY, HOOPER, COLTON, MOYA, HAWLEY, STIRPE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, FARRELL, GOLDFEDER, KOLB, ROBINSON, SALADINO, WALTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to compensation and medical expenses of certain injured state employees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 2 209-c to read as follows: 3 S 209-C. PAYMENT OF SALARY, WAGES, MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL EXPENSES OF 4 EMPLOYEES IN THE PAROLE OFFICER SERIES TITLES, HEREIN AFTER CALLED 5 PAROLE OFFICERS. 1. ANY EMPLOYEE IN THE PAROLE OFFICER TITLE SERIES, IN 6 THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION WHO IS INJURED 7 IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES OR WHO IS TAKEN SICK AS A RESULT 8 OF THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES SO AS TO NECESSITATE MEDICAL OR 9 OTHER LAWFUL REMEDIAL TREATMENT SHALL BE PAID BY THE STATE THE FULL 10 AMOUNT OF HIS OR HER REGULAR SALARY OR WAGES FOR THE DURATION OF HIS OR 11 HER LEAVE FOR OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR DISEASE AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 12 SEVENTY-ONE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW AND, IN ADDITION THE STATE SHALL BE 13 LIABLE FOR ALL MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HOSPITAL CARE NECESSITATED BY 14 REASON OF SUCH INJURY OR ILLNESS. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, AND NOTWITHSTANDING 15 THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE STATE HEALTH AUTHORITIES 16 OR ANY PHYSICIAN APPOINTED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE STATE, AFTER A DETER- 17 MINATION HAS FIRST BEEN MADE THAT SUCH INJURY OR SICKNESS WAS INCURRED 18 DURING, OR RESULTED FROM, SUCH PERFORMANCE OF DUTY, MAY ATTEND ANY SUCH 19 INJURED OR SICK PAROLE OFFICER, FROM TIME TO TIME, FOR THE PURPOSE OF 20 PROVIDING MEDICAL, SURGICAL OR OTHER TREATMENT, OR FOR MAKING 21 INSPECTIONS AND THE STATE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SALARY OR WAGES PAYA- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04617-02-5 A. 7784 2 1 BLE TO SUCH PAROLE OFFICER, OR FOR THE COST OF MEDICAL TREATMENT OR 2 HOSPITAL CARE FURNISHED AFTER SUCH DATE AS SUCH HEALTH AUTHORITIES OR 3 PHYSICIAN SHALL CERTIFY THAT SUCH INJURED OR SICK PAROLE OFFICER HAS 4 RECOVERED AND IS PHYSICALLY ABLE TO PERFORM HIS OR HER REGULAR DUTIES. 5 ANY INJURED OR SICK PAROLE OFFICER WHO SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT MEDICAL 6 TREATMENT OR HOSPITAL CARE OR SHALL REFUSE TO PERMIT MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 7 AS HEREIN AUTHORIZED SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE WAIVED HIS OR HER RIGHTS 8 UNDER THIS SECTION IN RESPECT TO EXPENSES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT OR 9 HOSPITAL CARE RENDERED AND FOR SALARY OR WAGES PAYABLE AFTER SUCH 10 REFUSAL. 11 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A PROVIDER OF 12 MEDICAL TREATMENT OR HOSPITAL CARE FURNISHED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS 13 OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT COLLECT OR ATTEMPT TO COLLECT REIMBURSEMENT 14 FOR SUCH TREATMENT OR CARE FROM ANY SUCH PAROLE OFFICER. 15 2. PAYMENT OF THE FULL AMOUNT OF REGULAR SALARY OR WAGES, AS PROVIDED 16 BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE DISCONTINUED WITH RESPECT 17 TO ANY PAROLE OFFICER WHO IS PERMANENTLY DISABLED AS A RESULT OF AN 18 INJURY OR SICKNESS INCURRED OR RESULTING FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR 19 HER DUTIES IF SUCH PAROLE OFFICER IS GRANTED AN ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY 20 RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-THREE OF THE RETIREMENT 21 AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, A RETIREMENT FOR DISABILITY INCURRED IN 22 PERFORMANCE OF DUTY ALLOWANCE OR SIMILAR ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY PENSION 23 PROVIDED BY THE PENSION FUND OF WHICH HE OR SHE IS A MEMBER. IF APPLICA- 24 TION FOR SUCH RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE OR PENSION IS NOT MADE BY SUCH PAROLE 25 OFFICER, APPLICATION THEREFOR MAY BE MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE 26 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. 27 3. IF SUCH A PAROLE OFFICER IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR OR IS NOT GRANTED SUCH 28 ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE OR RETIREMENT FOR DISABILITY 29 INCURRED IN PERFORMANCE OF DUTY ALLOWANCE OR SIMILAR ACCIDENTAL DISABIL- 30 ITY PENSION AND IS NEVERTHELESS, IN THE OPINION OF SUCH HEALTH AUTHORI- 31 TIES OR PHYSICIAN, UNABLE TO PERFORM HIS OR HER REGULAR DUTIES AS A 32 RESULT OF SUCH INJURY OR SICKNESS BUT IS ABLE, IN THEIR OPINION, TO 33 PERFORM SPECIFIED TYPES OF LIGHT PAROLE OFFICER DUTY, PAYMENT OF THE 34 FULL AMOUNT OF REGULAR SALARY OR WAGES, AS PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION ONE 35 OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE DISCONTINUED WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PAROLE OFFI- 36 CER IF HE OR SHE SHALL REFUSE TO PERFORM SUCH LIGHT PAROLE OFFICER DUTY 37 IF THE SAME IS AVAILABLE AND OFFERED TO HIM OR HER; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, 38 THAT SUCH LIGHT DUTY SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH HIS OR HER STATUS AS A 39 PAROLE OFFICER AND SHALL ENABLE HIM OR HER TO CONTINUE TO BE ENTITLED TO 40 HIS OR HER REGULAR SALARY OR WAGES, INCLUDING INCREASES THEREOF AND 41 FRINGE BENEFITS, TO WHICH HE OR SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTITLED IF HE OR 42 SHE WERE ABLE TO PERFORM HIS OR HER REGULAR DUTIES. 43 4. THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION 44 OFFICIALS MAY TRANSFER SUCH A PAROLE OFFICER TO A POSITION IN ANOTHER 45 UNIT OR OFFICE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO DO SO PURSU- 46 ANT TO APPLICABLE CIVIL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDED THE PAROLE 47 OFFICER SHALL CONSENT THERETO. 48 5. IF SUCH A PAROLE OFFICER IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR OR IS NOT GRANTED AN 49 ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE OR RETIREMENT FOR DISABILITY 50 INCURRED IN PERFORMANCE OF DUTY ALLOWANCE OR SIMILAR ACCIDENTAL DISABIL- 51 ITY PENSION, HE OR SHE SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO FURTHER PAYMENT OF THE 52 FULL AMOUNT OF REGULAR SALARY OR WAGES, AS PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION ONE 53 OF THIS SECTION, AFTER HE OR SHE SHALL HAVE ATTAINED THE MANDATORY 54 SERVICE RETIREMENT AGE APPLICABLE TO HIM OR HER OR SHALL HAVE ATTAINED 55 THE AGE OR PERFORMED THE PERIOD OF SERVICE SPECIFIED BY APPLICABLE LAW 56 FOR THE TERMINATION OF HIS OR HER SERVICE. A. 7784 3 1 6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A CAUSE OF 2 ACTION SHALL ACCRUE TO THE STATE FOR REIMBURSEMENT IN SUCH SUM OR SUMS 3 ACTUALLY PAID AS SALARY OR WAGES AND/OR FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HOSPI- 4 TAL CARE AS AGAINST ANY THIRD PARTY AGAINST WHOM THE PAROLE OFFICER 5 SHALL HAVE A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR THE INJURY SUSTAINED OR SICKNESS CAUSED 6 BY SUCH THIRD PARTY. 7 7. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL WAIVE, MODIFY, OR LIMIT ANY RIGHTS OR BENEFITS 8 PROVIDED BY THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW TO COVERED PAROLE OFFICERS 9 WHICH EXCEED THE BENEFITS CONTAINED HEREIN OR CONTINUE BEYOND THE TERM 10 OF A COVERED PAROLE OFFICER'S LEAVE FOR OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR DISEASE 11 AS PROVIDED BY SECTION SEVENTY-ONE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW. 12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.