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Assembly Bill A673

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides victims of world trade center attack and family members eligible for family health plus; except that employer does not receive additional subsidy

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2009-A673 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง369-ee, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A136
2013-2014: A1238

2009-A673 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes victims of World Trade Center attack and family members eligible for family health plus; except that employer does not receive additional subsidy.

2009-A673 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   673

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CAHILL,  CLARK,  ORTIZ, EDDINGTON, WALKER --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BOYLAND,  JOHN,  V. LOPEZ,  PHEFFER,
  ROBINSON,  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social
  Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  providing  the
  families of the world trade center victims with health benefits

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 369-ee of the social services  law
is  renumbered subdivision 8 and a new subdivision 7 is added to read as
follows:
  7. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF LAW,  AN  INDIVIDUAL
WHO  MEETS  THE  ELIGIBILITY  REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPHS (I), (II) OR
(III) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION  AND  IS  A
SURVIVING VICTIM OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK OF SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH,
TWO  THOUSAND  ONE,  OR  A  SURVIVING  SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT OF A DECEASED
VICTIM, MAY ENROLL AND RECEIVE HEALTH  CARE  SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO  THE
PROVISIONS  OF THIS SECTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE ELIGIBLE ORGAN-
IZATION THROUGH WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL ENROLLS SHALL NOT  BE  ELIGIBLE  TO
RECEIVE A SUBSIDY FOR PROVIDING SUCH COVERAGE TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR SUCH
INDIVIDUAL'S  FAMILY.  THE  COST  OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S COVERAGE SHALL BE
DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  SUPERINTENDENT
OF  INSURANCE, AND THE REIMBURSEMENT TO SUCH ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION SHALL
BE NO MORE THAN THE COST OF PROVIDING SUCH COVERAGE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
have been in full force and effect on and after March 1, 2003.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00630-01-9

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