N.Y. Civil Service Law § 167-a: Reimbursement for medicare premium charges

§ 167-a. Reimbursement for medicare premium charges. Upon exclusion

from the coverage of the health benefit plan of supplementary medical

insurance benefits for which an active or retired employee or a

dependent covered by the health benefit plan is or would be eligible

under the federal old-age, survivors and disability insurance program,

an amount equal to the premium charge for such supplementary medical

insurance benefits for such active or retired employee and his or her

dependents, if any, shall be paid monthly or at other intervals to such

active or retired employee from the health insurance fund. Where

appropriate, such amount may be deducted from contributions payable by

the employee or retired employee; or where appropriate in the case of a

retired employee receiving a retirement allowance, such amount may be

included with payments of his or her retirement allowance. All state

employer, employee, retired employee and dependent contributions to the

health insurance fund, including contributions from public authorities,

public benefit corporations or other quasi-public organizations of the

state eligible for participation in the health benefit plan as

authorized by subdivision two of section one hundred sixty-three of this

article, shall be adjusted as necessary to cover the cost of reimbursing

federal old-age, survivors and disability insurance program premium

charges under this section. This cost shall be included in the

calculation of premium or subscription charges for health coverage

provided to employees and retired employees of the state, public

authorities, public benefit corporations or other quasi-public

organizations of the state; provided, however, the state, public

authorities, public benefit corporations or other quasi-public

organizations of the state shall remain obligated to pay no less than

its share of such increased cost consistent with its share of premium or

subscription charges provided for by this article. All other employer

contributions to the health insurance fund shall be adjusted as

necessary to provide for such payments.