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