S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6947
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 6, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Aging
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to making certain persons who
are eligible for or receiving social security disability insurance
benefits eligible for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 242 of the elder law, para-
graph (b) of subdivision 1 and paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 2
as amended by section 14 of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006,
are amended to read as follows:
1. Persons eligible for comprehensive coverage under section two
hundred forty-seven of this title shall include:
(a) any unmarried resident who is at least sixty-five years of age, OR
ELIGIBLE FOR OR RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE (SSDI)
BENEFITS, and whose income for the calendar year immediately preceding
the effective date of the annual coverage period beginning on or after
January first, two thousand five, is less than or equal to twenty thou-
sand dollars. After the initial determination of eligibility, each
eligible individual must be redetermined eligible at least every twen-
ty-four months; and
(b) any married resident who is at least sixty-five years of age, OR
ELIGIBLE FOR OR RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE (SSDI)
BENEFITS, and whose income for the calendar year immediately preceding
the effective date of the annual coverage period when combined with the
income in the same calendar year of such married person's spouse begin-
ning on or after January first, two thousand one, is less than or equal
to twenty-six thousand dollars. After the initial determination of
eligibility, each eligible individual must be redetermined eligible at
least every twenty-four months.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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2. Persons eligible for catastrophic coverage under section two
hundred forty-eight of this title shall include:
(a) any unmarried resident who is at least sixty-five years of age, OR
ELIGIBLE FOR OR RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE (SSDI)
BENEFITS, and whose income for the calendar year immediately preceding
the effective date of the annual coverage period beginning on or after
January first, two thousand one, is more than twenty thousand and less
than or equal to thirty-five thousand dollars. After the initial deter-
mination of eligibility, each eligible individual must be redetermined
eligible at least every twenty-four months; and
(b) any married resident who is at least sixty-five years of age, OR
ELIGIBLE FOR OR RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE (SSDI)
BENEFITS, and whose income for the calendar year immediately preceding
the effective date of the annual coverage period when combined with the
income in the same calendar year of such married person's spouse begin-
ning on or after January first, two thousand one, is more than twenty-
six thousand dollars and less than or equal to fifty thousand dollars.
After the initial determination of eligibility, each eligible individual
must be redetermined eligible at least every twenty-four months.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to bene-
fits paid on or after such effective date. Effective immediately the
executive director of the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage
panel may promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for the imple-
mentation of this act.