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May 24, 2022 |
referred to aging delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 02, 2022 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 27, 2022 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 26, 2022 |
1st report cal.857 |
Feb 01, 2022 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to aging returned to senate died in assembly |
May 26, 2021 |
referred to aging delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 24, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
May 20, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
May 19, 2021 |
1st report cal.1190 |
May 11, 2021 |
print number 2535a |
May 11, 2021 |
amend and recommit to finance reported and committed to finance |
Jan 21, 2021 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S2535
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 36th Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2021-S2535 - Details
2021-S2535 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2535 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to program eligibility for plans comparable to Medicare part D PURPOSE: To allows individuals who have comparable coverage to a Medicare Part D plan to also be eligible for EPIC if they otherwise qualify. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends section 242 of the elder law, which sets forth the eligibility criteria for the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) Program. The language clarifies that participants must be enrolled in Medicare Part D or any other public or private drug plan, which has successfully demonstrated to CMS that the coverage is as generous as, or more generous than the defined standards coverage under
2021-S2535 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2535 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 21, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to program eligibility for plans comparable to Medicare part D THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (f) and (h) of subdivision 3 and subdivision 4 of section 242 of the elder law, paragraph (f) of subdivision 3 as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, para- graph (h) of subdivision 3 as amended by section 3-f of part A of chap- ter 59 of the laws of 2011, and subdivision 4 as added by section 12-a of part T of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows: (f) As a condition of eligibility for benefits under this title, a program participant is required to be enrolled in Medicare part D, OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DRUG PLAN WHICH HAS SUCCESSFULLY DEMON- STRATED TO CMS THAT THE COVERAGE IS AS GENEROUS AS, OR MORE GENEROUS THAN THE DEFINED STANDARD COVERAGE UNDER THE MEDICARE PART D PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT, and to maintain such enrollment. For unmar- ried participants with individual annual income less than or equal to twenty-three thousand dollars and married participants with joint annual income less than or equal to twenty-nine thousand dollars, the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program shall pay for the portion of the part D OR COMPARABLE PLAN monthly premium that is the responsibility of the participant. Such payment shall be limited to the low-income benchmark premium amount established by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services and any other amount which such agency establishes under its de minimus premium policy. (h) The elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program is author- ized to represent program participants under this title with respect to their Medicare part D OR COMPARABLE coverage. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) 36th Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2021-S2535A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S2535A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2535A SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to program eligibility for plans comparable to Medicare part D PURPOSE: To allows individuals who have comparable coverage to a Medicare Part D plan to also be eligible for EPIC if they otherwise qualify. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends section 242 of the elder law, which sets forth the eligibility criteria for the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) Program. The language clarifies that participants must be enrolled in Medicare Part D or any other public or private drug plan, which has successfully demonstrated to CMS that the coverage is as generous as, or more generous than the defined standards coverage under
2021-S2535A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2535--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 21, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BAILEY, GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to program eligibility for plans comparable to Medicare part D THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (f) and (h) of subdivision 3 and subdivision 4 of section 242 of the elder law, paragraph (f) of subdivision 3 as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, para- graph (h) of subdivision 3 as amended by section 3-f of part A of chap- ter 59 of the laws of 2011, and subdivision 4 as added by section 12-a of part T of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows: (f) As a condition of eligibility for benefits under this title, a program participant is required to be enrolled in Medicare part D, OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DRUG PLAN WHICH HAS SUCCESSFULLY DEMON- STRATED TO CMS THAT THE COVERAGE IS AS GENEROUS AS, OR MORE GENEROUS THAN THE DEFINED STANDARD COVERAGE UNDER THE MEDICARE PART D PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT, and to maintain such enrollment. For unmar- ried participants with individual annual income less than or equal to twenty-three thousand dollars and married participants with joint annual income less than or equal to twenty-nine thousand dollars, the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program shall pay for the portion of the part D OR COMPARABLE PLAN monthly premium that is the responsibility of the participant. Such payment shall be limited to the low-income benchmark premium amount established by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services and any other amount which such agency establishes under its de minimus premium policy. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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