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Assembly Bill A8947

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires reviews of dependent eligibility provisions pertaining to dependents of enrollees in the New York state health insurance plan

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2011-A8947 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §164-a, amd §164, Civ Serv L

2011-A8947 - Summary

Requires the department of civil service to conduct ongoing reviews of dependent eligibility provisions pertaining to dependents of enrollees in the New York state health insurance plan.

2011-A8947 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8947

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN  ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to requiring reviews
  of dependent eligibility provisions pertaining to dependents of enrol-
  lees in the New York state health insurance plan

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

  Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
164-a to read as follows:
  S 164-A. REVIEWS OF DEPENDENT ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS.  THE  DEPARTMENT
SHALL  CONDUCT  ONGOING  REVIEWS OF DEPENDENT ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS FOR
ALL NEWLY HIRED NEW YORK STATE HEALTH  INSURANCE  PLAN  ENROLLEE  DEPEN-
DENTS,  ENROLLEE  DEPENDENTS  IMPACTED BY CHANGE OF FAMILY STATUS ACTIV-
ITIES,  AND  NEW  ENROLLEE  DEPENDENTS  ADDED  DURING  OPEN   ENROLLMENT
PROCEEDINGS THROUGH A QUALIFIED ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION VENDOR.
  S  2.  Subdivision 2 of section 164 of the civil service law, as added
by section 1 of part W of chapter 56 of the laws of 2008, is amended  to
read as follows:
  2.  During  the  fiscal year two thousand eight--two thousand nine AND
FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN THROUGH TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, the  presi-
dent shall establish an amnesty period not to exceed sixty days.  During
this  amnesty  period when any employee enrolled in the plan voluntarily
identifies any ineligible dependent:
  (a) the termination of the ineligible dependent's  coverage  resulting
from such employee's timely compliance shall be made on a current basis;
  (b)  the  plan shall not seek recovery of any claims paid based on the
coverage of the ineligible dependent;
  (c) the employee shall not be entitled to any refund of  premium  paid
on behalf of any such ineligible dependent; and
  (d)  the  employee  shall not be subject to any disciplinary, civil or
criminal action, directly as a result of the coverage of the  ineligible
dependent.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

2011-A8947A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §164-a, amd §164, Civ Serv L

2011-A8947A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of civil service to conduct ongoing reviews of dependent eligibility provisions pertaining to dependents of enrollees in the New York state health insurance plan.

2011-A8947A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8947--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Governmental  Employees  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to requiring  reviews
  of dependent eligibility provisions pertaining to dependents of enrol-
  lees in the New York state health insurance plan

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

  Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
164-a to read as follows:
  S  164-A.  REVIEWS OF DEPENDENT ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS. THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL CONDUCT ONGOING REVIEWS OF DEPENDENT  ELIGIBILITY  PROVISIONS  FOR
ALL  NEWLY  HIRED  NEW  YORK STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN ENROLLEE DEPEN-
DENTS, ENROLLEE DEPENDENTS IMPACTED BY CHANGE OF  FAMILY  STATUS  ACTIV-
ITIES,   AND  NEW  ENROLLEE  DEPENDENTS  ADDED  DURING  OPEN  ENROLLMENT
PROCEEDINGS THROUGH A QUALIFIED ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION VENDOR.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 164 of the civil service law,  as  added
by  section 1 of part W of chapter 56 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
read as follows:
  2. During the fiscal year two thousand eight--two  thousand  nine  AND
FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE THROUGH TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, the pres-
ident  shall  establish  an  amnesty  period  not  to exceed sixty days.
During this amnesty period when any employee enrolled in the plan volun-
tarily identifies any ineligible dependent:
  (a) the termination of the ineligible dependent's  coverage  resulting
from such employee's timely compliance shall be made on a current basis;
  (b)  the  plan shall not seek recovery of any claims paid based on the
coverage of the ineligible dependent;
  (c) the employee shall not be entitled to any refund of  premium  paid
on behalf of any such ineligible dependent; and
  (d)  the  employee  shall not be subject to any disciplinary, civil or
criminal action, directly as a result of the coverage of the  ineligible
dependent.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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