N.Y. Civil Service Law § 161-a: Implementation of negotiated agreements

§ 161-a. Implementation of negotiated agreements. 1. Where, and to the

extent that, an agreement between the state and an employee organization

entered into pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter provides for

health benefits, the president, after receipt of written directions from

the director of employee relations, shall implement the provisions of

such agreement consistent with the terms thereof and to the extent

necessary shall adopt regulations providing for the benefits to be

thereunder provided. The president, with the approval of the director of

the budget, may extend such benefits, in whole or in part, to employees

not subject to the provisions of such agreement.

2. Insofar as the provisions of this section are inconsistent with any

other act, general or special, or any rule or regulation adopted

thereunder, the provisions of this section shall be controlling and

insofar as the regulations promulgated by the president pursuant to

subdivision one of this section are inconsistent with any rule or

regulation, the provisions of such regulations shall be controlling.

3. There is hereby created a council on employee health insurance to

supervise the administration of changes to the health benefit plan

negotiated in collective negotiations and to provide continuing policy

direction to insurance plans administered by the state the provisions of

any other law to the contrary notwithstanding. The council shall consist

of the president, the director of the division of the budget, and the

director of employee relations.