Federal Health Care Law Covers Children Under Age 26 for Medical and Hospital

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

In order to comply with the Federal health care law (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), the City of New York, during the months of April and May 2011, will enroll children of employees and retirees who have lost coverage and are under age 26, with an effective date of July 1, 2011. The links below provide the enrollment forms to be completed by active and retired members who have dependent children (under age 26) who were once covered by the City of New York Health Benefits program and have since been removed, or children who had never been added to the City of New York Health Benefits program due to age or lack of full time student status. Those dependent children currently enrolled will continue to remain on the City’s roster and requires no action.

When you click on the following link —
http://www.nyc.gov/html/olr/html/health/health_benefits_prog.shtml
Go to …

“Young Adults Coverage to Age 26 (Federal PPACA)”
… where you will gain access to the necessary forms that active and retired members need to submit to the City of New York.
Active members must submit forms to the Personnel Department of the NYPD from May 2 to May 31.
Retired members need to submit forms to the City of New York, Office of Labor Relations, Health Benefits, 40 Rector Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10006, no later than April 30, as was described in your previous pension notification.
This City coverage is for Medical and Hospital only.