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Senate Bill S984
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2011-S984 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Aging
- Law Section:
- Elder Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§242 & 248, Eld L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S1839
2013-2014: S6734
2011-S984 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S984 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to eligibility levels in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program PURPOSE: Increases income eligibility levels in the EPIC program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 Provides coverage for those who are at least 65 years of age and whose income is less than fifty-thousand dollars annually for an unmarried person, and less than seventy-five thousand dollars annually for a married couple. Section 2 Establishes deductibles based on income for unmarried individuals and married couples. Section 3 Establishes co-payments based on income for unmarried individuals and married couples. Section 4 Effective date. EXISTING LAW: Income eligibility in the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance (EPIC)
2011-S984 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 984 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, ADAMS, ADDABBO, BRESLIN, DIAZ, DILAN, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY, KRUEGER, KRUGER, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER, SAMP- SON, SAVINO, SMITH, STAVISKY, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to eligibility levels in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 242 of the elder law, paragraphs (a) and (b) as amended by section 14 of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 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 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] FIFTY thousand dollars. After the initial determination 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 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 beginning on or after January first, two thousand one, is more than twenty-six thousand dollars and less than or equal to [fifty] SEVENTY-FIVE thousand dollars. After the initial determination of eligibility, each eligible individual must be redetermined eligible at least every twenty-four months. S 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 2 of section 248 of the elder law are amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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