N.Y. Civil Service Law § 174: Eligibility for participation

§ 174. Eligibility for participation. 1. All persons who, as of the

effective date of this article, are or shall become eligible to

participate in the state health benefit plan established under article

eleven of this chapter, shall be eligible to participate in the long

term care insurance plan established under this article. The president

shall adopt regulations prescribing the conditions under which an

eligible individual may elect to participate in the long term care

insurance plan.

2. The president shall adopt regulations prescribing the conditions

under which an individual participating in the long term care insurance

plan may elect to withdraw from the plan.