NY Civ Serv L § 165-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 11 - Health Benefits for State and Retired State Employees 165-A - Continuation of State Health Benefit Plans for Survivors of Employees of the State And/or of a Political Subdivision or of a Public Authority.

§ 165-a. Continuation  of  state health benefit plans for survivors of   employees of the state and/or of a political subdivision or of a  public   authority.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,   the president shall permit the unremarried spouse  and  the  dependents,   otherwise  qualified  as  eligible for coverage under regulations of the   president, of a person who was an employee of  the  state  and/or  of  a   political subdivision thereof or of a public authority for not less than   ten years, provided however, that the ten-year service requirement shall   not  apply  to such employees on active military duty in connection with   the Persian Gulf conflict who die on or after  August  second,  nineteen   hundred ninety while in the Persian Gulf combat zone or while performing   such  military  duties,  who  had been a participant in any of the state   health benefit plans, to continue under the coverage which such deceased   employee had in effect at  the  time  of  death,  upon  the  payment  at   intervals determined by the president of the full cost of such coverage,   provided,  however, that the unremarried spouse of an active employee of   the State who died on or after April first nineteen hundred seventy-five   and before April first nineteen hundred seventy-nine who timely  elected   to  continue  dependent  coverage, or such unremarried spouse who timely   elected  individual  coverage  shall  continue  to  pay   at   intervals   determined  by  the  president one-quarter of the full cost of dependent   coverage and provided further, that, with regard  to  employees  of  the   State,  where  and  to  the extent that an agreement pursuant to article   fourteen of this chapter so provides, or where the director of  employee   relations,  with  respect to employees of the State who are not included   within a negotiating unit so recognized or certified pursuant to article   fourteen of  this  chapter  whom  the  director  of  employee  relations   determines  should  be  declared eligible for the continuation of health   benefit plans for the survivors of such  employees  of  the  State,  the   president shall adopt regulations providing for the continuation of such   health  benefit  or  benefits  by  the  unremarried  spouse of an active   employee of the State who died on or after April first nineteen  hundred   seventy-nine   who  elects  to  continue  dependent  coverage,  or  such   unremarried  spouse  who  elects  individual  coverage,  and  upon  such   election  shall pay at intervals determined by the president one-quarter   of the full cost  of  dependent  coverage  and,  provided  further  with   respect  to  enrolled  employees  of  a  political subdivision or public   authority in a negotiating unit  recognized  or  certified  pursuant  to   article fourteen of this chapter, where an agreement negotiated pursuant   to said article so provides, and with respect to enrolled employees of a   political   subdivision  or  public  authority  not  included  within  a   negotiating unit so recognized or certified, at the  discretion  of  the   appropriate  political  subdivision or public authority, the unremarried   spouse of an active employee of the  political  subdivision  or  of  the   public  authority  who  died  on  or  after April first nineteen hundred   seventy-five,  may  elect  to  continue  dependent  coverage   or   such   unremarried  spouse may elect individual coverage and upon such election   shall pay at intervals determined by the president  one-quarter  of  the   full cost of dependent coverage.The president shall adopt such regulations as may be required to carry   out the provisions of this subdivision which shall include, but need not   be limited to, provisions for filing application for continued coverage.Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the survivors of any employee   subject to this section shall be entitled to the health benefits granted   pursuant  to  this  section,  provided  that such employee died while on   active duty pursuant to Title 10 of the United  States  Code,  with  the   armed  forces  of  the  United  States  or  to  service in the uniformed   services pursuant to Chapter 43 of Title 38 of the United  States  Code,    and  such  member  died  on such active duty or service in the uniformed   services on or after June fourteenth, two thousand five as a  result  of   injuries,  disease or other medical condition sustained or contracted in   such  active  duty  with the armed forces of the United States or in the   uniformed services.