S 4724: Ensures that public retirees are not having their skilled nursing care benefits reduced under the state health benefit plan at the time they enroll for medicare.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4724 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to ensuring identical health benefits for skilled nursing care for public retirees The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 161 of the civil service law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. There shall be no reduction of benefits for skilled nursing care 4 provided to retired employees or covered dependents under such health 5 benefit plan at the time such person becomes eligible for medicare 6 coverage; provided, however, retiree benefits under such health benefit 7 plan may be coordinated with and treated as secondary insurance to medi- 8 care. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05117-01-5