N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law § 110-a: Deduction of group plan insurance or medicare premiums from benefits

§ 110-a. Deduction of group plan insurance or medicare premiums from

benefits. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section

one hundred ten of this act, the comptroller is hereby authorized to

deduct from the retirement allowance of any retired member, such amount

as the retired member may specify in writing filed with the comptroller

for the payment of any insurance premiums written on the group plan,

covering only such insurance in which the employer as defined in section

two of this act contributes, and to transmit the sums so deducted to the

company carrying such insurance or its authorized represenative. The

comptroller is further authorized to deduct from the retirement

allowance of any retired member such amount as the retired member may

specify in writing filed with the comptroller for the payment of any

insurance premiums due for medicare, and to transmit the sums so

deducted to the agency for the federal government authorized to

administer the medicare program. Any such written authorization may be

withdrawn by such retired member at any time upon filing notice of such

withdrawal with the comptroller.