N.Y. General City Law § 21-d: Establishment of blood credit systems by cities

§ 21-d. Establishment of blood credit systems by cities. 1. Every

city shall have the power to establish by executive order of the mayor

or by resolution of the local governing body, a blood credit system for

the purpose of providing blood and related benefits for employees of

such city or of any corporation, agency or institution receiving

financial support from such city, and the families or dependents of such

employees, as defined in such executive order or resolution. Such

executive order or resolution may:

(a) Establish the eligibility requirements for and the terms and

conditions of membership in such system;

(b) Prescribe the method of organization of the system;

(c) Fix the cost of membership, to be paid either in money or blood

donation;

(d) Prescribe the blood bank arrangements to be made with blood bank

organizations;

(e) Prescribe the methods of administration and financial management,

including provision for payroll deductions of membership fees;

(f) Prescribe the benefits to be provided by the system;

(g) Establish a central blood credit administration unit in the

department of personnel or other appropriate department of the city for

the purpose of administering the operational activities of the system,

and appoint or authorize the appointment of such officers or employees

of the city as may be necessary to carry out the functions of such unit;

(h) Provide for the payment by the city of such sum as may be

necessary to pay the initial administrative cost of setting up the

system and the program, within the amounts appropriated therefor;

(i) Provide that employees who are members of the blood credit system

and who retire shall be permitted to retain membership voluntarily at

such terms as may be prescribed by such order or resolution;

(j) Contain such other terms, conditions and provisions as may be

necessary to enable the system to provide blood and related benefits to

the members of such system and their families or dependents which shall

bear a reasonable relationship to the cost of membership and will enable

the system to be self-supporting.

2. Any such executive order or resolution may be amended from time to

time.