Ensures public retirees' skilled nursing care benefits remain unchanged when they enroll in Medicare.

This bill amends the civil service law to prevent any reduction in skilled nursing care benefits for public retirees or their covered dependents when they become eligible for Medicare. The change ensures that the state health benefit plan will not reduce these benefits, maintaining the current level of coverage. This act takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Ensures public retirees' skilled nursing care benefits remain unchanged when they enroll in Medicare.

This bill amends the civil service law to prevent any reduction in skilled nursing care benefits for public retirees or their covered dependents when they become eligible for Medicare. The change ensures that the state health benefit plan will not reduce these benefits, maintaining the current level of coverage. This act takes effect immediately upon enactment.