BILL NUMBER:A9797
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law,
in relation to authorizing the commissioner of
health to establish procedures providing information on the child health
insurance plan to applicants filing for unemployment insurance
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would
allow applicants
filing for unemployment insurance benefits to receive information
regarding the existence and eligibility requirements of the child
health insurance plan,
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The Public Health Law
is amended by
adding new subsection (20) to Section 2511 to direct the Commissioner
of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Labor, to
establish procedures for persons who file a claim for unemployment
insurance to receive information regarding the existence and
eligibility requirements of the child health insurance plan.
JUSTIFICATION: Individuals filing for unemployment
insurance (UI)
benefits may also be struggling with the loss of the health insurance
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9797
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. ALESSI, NOLAN, JOHN, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by
-- M. of A. WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
commissioner of health to establish procedures providing information
on the child health insurance plan to applicants filing for unemploy-
ment insurance
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2511 of the public health law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 21 to read as follows:
21. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
LABOR, ESTABLISH PROCEDURES WHEREBY EACH PERSON WHO FILES A CLAIM FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF
THE LABOR LAW SHALL RECEIVE AN INFORMATIONAL LEAFLET REGARDING THE
EXISTENCE OF THE CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN AND INFORMATION REGARDING
ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS UNDER THIS TITLE.
S 2. The expense of such informational leaflet shall be a proper
charge against funds available to the department of health for the
marketing of the child health insurance plan.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04577-01-9
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