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

§  110-a.  Deduction of group plan insurance or medicare premiums from  benefits.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section  one 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  two of this act contributes, and to transmit the sums so deducted to the  company carrying such insurance or  its  authorized  represenative.  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 Any such written authorization  may  be  withdrawn  by such retired member at any time upon filing notice of such  withdrawal with the comptroller.