2015 New York Laws
CVS - Civil Service
Article 11 - (Civil Service) HEALTH BENEFITS FOR STATE AND RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES
168 - Assessment of certain costs.

 168. Assessment  of  certain costs. 1. If the salary or compensation
  of any officers and employees of the state is paid  from  a  special  or
  administrative  fund or funds, other than the state purposes fund or the
  local assistance fund of the general fund of the state  or  the  capital
  construction  fund  or  an  income  fund  of the state university or the
  mental hygiene services fund, such fund or funds shall be  charged,  and
  there shall be paid therefrom as provided in this section the employer's
  share  of  the  premium  for the coverage of such officers and employees
  under the health benefit plan. If the amounts appropriated or  allocable
  from  such  special or administrative fund or funds are insufficient for
  such purpose, the  director  of  the  budget  is  hereby  authorized  to
  allocate  such  additional  sums  from  such  fund  or  funds  as may be
  necessary therefor; provided, however, that no transfer  shall  be  made
  between  two  or more of such funds. Such amounts shall be paid, at such
  times as shall be required by the  president,  to  the  commissioner  of
  taxation  and finance and shall be credited to the health insurance fund
  to pay, or reimburse the health insurance fund for the payment  of,  the
  employer's  share  of  the  premium  for  coverage  of such officers and
  employees under the health benefit plan.
2. If the salary or compensation of any officers and employees of  the
  state  is  payable from a special or administrative fund or funds, other
  than the state purposes fund or the local assistance fund of the general
  fund of the state or the capital construction fund or an income fund  of
  the   state   university   or   the  mental  hygiene  services  fund,  a
  proportionate share of the expenses  of  administration  of  the  health
  benefit  plan,  on  account  of coverage of such officers and employees,
  shall be payable from such fund or funds. If the amounts appropriated or
  allocable  from  such  special  or  administrative  fund  or  funds  are
  insufficient  for  such  purpose,  the  director of the budget is hereby
  authorized to allocate such additional sums from such funds or funds  as
  may  be necessary therefor; provided, however, that no transfer shall be
  made between two or more of such funds. The proportionate share  of  the
  expenses  of  administration  of  the  health  benefit  plan  chargeable
  pursuant to this subdivision to any special or administrative fund shall
  be determined by the president and shall be payable at such times as may
  be fixed by him or her. Such sums shall be payable to  the  commissioner
  of  taxation  and  finance  and shall be applied to the reimbursement of
  funds previously advanced for the  expenses  of  administration  of  the
  health benefit plan.
3. (a) If the salary or compensation of any justices, judges, officers
  and  employees  of  the  supreme court, surrogate's court, county court,
  family court, civil court of the city of New York, criminal court of the
  city of New  York  and  district  court  in  any  county,  officers  and
  employees  of the office of probation for the courts of New York city is
  not paid in whole or in part from the treasury of the state, but is paid
  directly from the treasury of a  civil  division,  such  civil  division
  shall be required to pay the employer's share of the premium charges for
  the  coverage of such justices, judges, officers and employees under the
  state health benefit plan. The appropriate fiscal officer of such  civil
  division  shall  deduct  from the salary or wages paid to such justices,
  judges, officers and employees the sums required  to  be  paid  by  them
  under  such plan. Such deductions and the corresponding employer's share
  of premium charges shall be paid, at  such  times  as  required  by  the
  president,  to  the  commissioner  of  taxation and finance and shall be
  credited to the health insurance fund.
(b) If the salary or compensation of  any  retired  justices,  judges,
  officers  and  employees of the supreme court, surrogate's court, county
  court, family court, civil court of the city of New York, criminal court

  of the city of New York and district court in any county,  officers  and
  employees  of  the  office  of probation for the courts of New York city
  prior to retirement was not paid in whole or in part from  the  treasury
  of  the  state  but  was  paid  directly  from  the  treasury of a civil
  division, such civil division shall be required to  pay  the  employer's
  share  of the premium charges for the coverage of such retired justices,
  judges, officers and employees under the state health benefit  plan.  If
  such  retired  justices,  judges,  officers  and employees are receiving
  retirement allowances from  a  pension  or  retirement  plan  or  system
  administered  by such civil division, the amounts required to be paid by
  such retired justices, judges, officers and employees as their share  of
  premium charges shall be deducted from their retirement allowances. Such
  deductions and the employer's share of premium charges shall be paid, at
  such times as required by the president, to the commissioner of taxation
  and finance and shall be credited to the health insurance fund.
(c)  Any  civil  division  required  by  this  subdivision  to pay the
  employer's share of the premium charges for the coverage  of  active  or
  retired  justices,  judges, officers and employees of the supreme court,
  surrogate's court, county court, family court, civil court of  the  city
  of  New  York, criminal court of the city of New York and district court
  in any county, officers and employees of the office of probation for the
  courts of New York city shall also be assessed and  required  to  pay  a
  proportionate  share  of  the  expenses  of administration of the health
  benefit plan in such amounts and at such  times  as  determined  by  the
  president.  Such  sums  shall be payable to the commissioner of taxation
  and  finance  and  shall  be  applied  to  the  reimbursement  of  funds
  previously  advanced  for  the  expenses of administration of the health
  benefit plan.