Senate Bill S6057

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to seek a waiver from the federal government to authorize undocumented immigrants to purchase unsubsidized health insurance through the New York State of Health Marketplace

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S6057 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8264
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1353, A5962
2019-2020: A6206

2015-S6057 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to seek a waiver from the federal government to authorize undocumented immigrants to purchase unsubsidized health insurance through the New York State of Health Marketplace.

2015-S6057 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6057 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6057

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                           September 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN  ACT  to  direct the commissioner of health to seek a waiver from the
  federal government in relation to authorizing undocumented  immigrants
  to  purchase  unsubsidized health insurance through the New York state
  of health marketplace

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The commissioner of health is hereby directed to seek all
federal waivers and other  federal  approvals  from  the  United  States
department  of  health  and  human services or other appropriate federal
department in order to authorize  undocumented  immigrants  to  purchase
unsubsidized  health  insurance  through  the  New  York state of health
marketplace.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11625-01-5


              

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