Bill Text: NY A10587 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for reimbursement for certain insurance premiums for certain members of the naval militia.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-20 - referred to governmental operations [A10587 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A10587-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          10587

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      June 20, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Hunter) --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT  to  amend  the  military  law,  in  relation  to  providing  for
          reimbursement  for  certain  insurance premiums for certain members of
          the naval militia

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

     1    Section  1. Section 210 of the military law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 10 to read as follows:
     3    10. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,  any  New
     4  York  resident  member of the naval militia who, when activated pursuant
     5  to a call of the governor of this state or any other state  as  provided
     6  for  by  law,  shall  be reimbursed by the state for premiums associated
     7  with any individual or group health insurance policy, including benefits
     8  pursuant to chapter 55 of part II of subtitle A of title X, 10 U.S.C  §§
     9  1071-1110(b),  commonly  known  as  TRICARE,  of which the naval militia
    10  member is a policy owner or beneficiary.
    11    b. Such reimbursement shall equal one-thirtieth the amount of a  naval
    12  militia member's monthly premium for each day of service.
    13    c.  The  state  shall not be responsible for the procurement of health
    14  insurance policies on behalf of members of the militia.
    15    d. Premiums reimbursed for the provision of  service  members'  health
    16  insurance shall be paid only to provide coverage that is not paid for or
    17  reimbursed by any other governmental entity. In no event shall a service
    18  member  who  declines health insurance be entitled to any direct payment
    19  pursuant to the terms of this section.
    20    e. The adjutant general shall, in consultation with  the  state  comp-
    21  troller,  promulgate  rules  and  regulations necessary to implement the
    22  provisions of this subdivision.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11572-01-3