410-A - Deduction of group plan insurance or medicare premiums from benefits.

§  410-a.  Deduction of group plan insurance or medicare premiums from  benefits.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section  four hundred ten of this act, the comptroller is  hereby  authorized  to  deduct  from the retirement allowance of any retired member, such amount  as the retired member may specify in writing filed with the  comptroller  for  the  payment  of  any insurance premiums written on the group plan,  covering only such insurance in which the employer as defined in section  three hundred two of this article contributes, and to transmit the  sums  so  deducted  to  the  company carrying such insurance or its authorized  representative. The comptroller is further authorized to deduct from the  retirement allowance of any retired member such amount  as  the  retired  member may specify in writing filed with the comptroller for the payment  of  any insurance premiums due for medicare, and to transmit the sums so  deducted  to  the  agency  for  the  federal  government  authorized  to  administer  the  medicare program. Any such written authorization may be  withdrawn by such retired member at any time upon filing notice of  such  withdrawal with the comptroller.