S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5976
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 3, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. BURLING, BUTLER, FINCH, McDONOUGH, P. LOPEZ,
STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CALHOUN, CASTEL-
LI, CONTE, DUPREY, FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, JOHNS, JORDAN, KOLB,
McKEVITT, MOLINARO, MONTESANO, PALMESANO, RAIA, SPANO, TEDISCO, THIELE
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to co-payments for covered
drugs by certain participants in the program for elderly pharmaceu-
tical insurance coverage
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 and paragraphs (a) and (b)
of subdivision 4 of section 247 of the elder law are amended to read as
follows:
(b) The point of sale co-payment amounts which are to be charged
eligible program participants shall be in accordance with the following
schedule:
For each prescription of covered drugs costing $15.00 or less
..................................................... [$ 3.00] $2.50
For each prescription of covered drugs costing $15.01 to
$35.00 ............................................... [$7.00] $5.00
For each prescription of covered drugs costing $35.01 to
$55.00 .............................................. [$15.00] $7.50
For each prescription of covered drugs costing $55.01 or more
........................................................ [$20.00] $10.00
(a) Limits on co-payments by unmarried individual eligible program
participants:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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individual income of $5,000 or less ............. no more than [$340]
$200
individual income of $5,001 to $6,000 ............ no more than [$408]
$240
individual income of $6,001 to $7,000 ............ no more than [$476]
$280
individual income of $7,001 to $8,000 ............ no more than [$544]
$320
individual income of $8,001 to $9,000 ............ no more than [$612]
$360
individual income of $9,001 to $10,000 ........... no more than [$700]
$400
individual income of $10,001 to $11,000 .......... no more than [$720]
$440
individual income of $11,001 to $12,000 .......... no more than [$827]
$480
individual income of $12,001 to $13,000 .......... no more than [$896]
$520
individual income of $13,001 to $14,000 .......... no more than [$964]
$560
individual income of $14,001 to $15,000 ........ no more than [$1,016]
$600
individual income of $15,001 to $16,000 ........ no more than [$1,034]
$640
individual income of $16,001 to $17,000 ........ no more than [$1,052]
$680
individual income of $17,001 to $18,000 ........ no more than [$1,070]
$720
individual income of $18,001 to $19,000 ........ no more than [$1,088]
$760
individual income of $19,001 to $20,000 ........ no more than [$1,160]
$800
(b) Limits on co-payments by each married individual eligible program
participant:
joint income of $5,000 or less ............... no more than [$291] $50
joint income of $5,001 to $6,000 .............. no more than [$342]$75
joint income of $6,001 to $7,000 ............ no more than [$399] $100
joint income of $7,001 to $8,000 ............ no more than [$456] $110
joint income of $8,001 to $9,000 ............ no more than [$513] $120
joint income of $9,001 to $10,000 ........... no more than [$570] $125
joint income of $10,001 to $11,000 .......... no more than [$622] $130
joint income of $11,001 to $12,000 .......... no more than [$641] $140
joint income of $12,001 to $13,000 .......... no more than [$660] $150
joint income of $13,001 to $14,000 .......... no more than [$684] $160
joint income of $14,001 to $15,000 .......... no more than [$710] $170
joint income of $15,001 to $16,000 .......... no more than [$826] $180
joint income of $16,001 to $17,000 .......... no more than [$877] $190
joint income of $17,001 to $18,000 .......... no more than [$928] $200
joint income of $18,001 to $19,000 .......... no more than [$980] $210
joint income of $19,001 to $20,000 .......... no more than [$990] $220
joint income of $20,001 to $21,000 ........ no more than [$1,008] $230
joint income of $21,001 to $22,000 ........ no more than [$1,026] $240
joint income of $22,001 to $23,000 ........ no more than [$1,044] $250
joint income of $23,001 to $24,000 ........ no more than [$1,062] $260
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joint income of $24,001 to $25,000 ........ no more than [$1,080] $270
joint income of $25,001 to $26,000 ........ no more than [$1,150] $280
S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.