City of Philadelphia - File #: 040755

• File #: 040755
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/23/2004
• In control: Committee on Labor and Civil Service
• Final action: 1/25/2005
• Title: Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by amending Section 22-501 relating to service-connected health care benefits to amend the requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Krajewski
• Indexes: RETIREMENT CODE
• Code sections: 22-501 - Service-Connected Death and Health Care Benefits, Title 22 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/10/2005	0	MAYOR	NO ACTION TAKEN
1/25/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
1/25/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
12/16/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/16/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
12/16/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
12/14/2004	0	Committee on Labor and Civil Service	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/14/2004	0	Committee on Labor and Civil Service	HEARING HELD
12/14/2004	0	Committee on Labor and Civil Service	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
11/4/2004	0	Committee on Labor and Civil Service	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/23/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
9/23/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by amending Section 22-501 relating to service-connected health care benefits to amend the requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:


SECTION 1. Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," is hereby amended as follows:

TITLE 22. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT CODE

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Chapter 22-500. Death Benefits

§22-501. Service-Connected Death and Health Care Benefits.
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(5) Service-connected health care benefit. If the Board determines that the death of a Police Employee or Fire Employee who had been a member of Plan A, Plan B, Plan D or Plan X resulted from the performance of the duties of such member's position, a service-connected health care benefit shall become payable to the survivors of such member as set forth below. The Board shall avail itself of the services of the Medical Panel in making its determination whether the member died as a result of the performance of the duties of the member's position.
(a) The service-connected health care benefit shall consist of regular payments on behalf of the spouse and the member's dependent children of the appropriate cost of maintaining medical, dental, optical and pharmaceutical prescription benefits for such beneficiaries at the same benefit level as would have been in force if the deceased member were still alive and employed in the same position as held at the time of death. Payments on behalf of the spouse shall cease upon remarriage. Payments on behalf of any surviving child shall cease when the child reaches the age of eighteen (18) years or, if any such child upon attaining age eighteen is and remains dependent because of physical or mental infirmity, the duration of the infirmity or, if the child is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student, when the child ceas...