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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Ucci, Lombardi, Craven, Palumbo, and Carnevale | |
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Date Introduced: February 14, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House Municipal Government | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 28-54-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-54 entitled "Municipal |
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Employees" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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28-54-1. Medicare enrollment. -- (a) Every municipality, participating or |
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nonparticipating in the municipal employees' retirement system, may require its retirees, as a |
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condition of receiving or continuing to receive retirement payments and health benefits, to enroll |
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in Medicare as soon as he or she is eligible, notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute, |
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ordinance, interest arbitration award, or collective bargaining agreement to the contrary. |
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Municipalities that require said enrollment shall have the right to negotiate any Medicare |
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supplement or gap coverage for Medicare-eligible retirees, but shall not be required to provide |
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any other healthcare benefits to any Medicare-eligible retiree or his or her spouse who has |
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reached sixty-five (65) years of age, notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute, |
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ordinance, interest arbitration award, or collective bargaining agreement to the contrary. |
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Municipality provided benefits that are provided to Medicare-eligible individuals shall be |
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secondary to Medicare benefits. Nothing contained herein shall impair collectively bargained |
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Medicare Supplement Insurance. |
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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement to the |
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contrary, every municipality, participating or nonparticipating in the municipal employees' |
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retirement system, that requires a retiree, as a condition of receiving or continuing to receive |
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retirement payments and health benefits, to enroll in Medicare as soon as he or she is eligible, |
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shall reimburse such retiree for any costs associated with enrolling or maintaining enrollment in |
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Medicare. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would provide that any municipality that requires a retiree to enroll in Medicare |
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as a condition of receiving or continuing to receive retirement payments and health benefits, |
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reimburse such retiree for any costs associated with enrolling or maintaining enrollment in |
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Medicare. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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