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Assembly Bill A9563

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to enrollment in a health benefit exchange for current and former foster care children

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2013-A9563 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง398-c, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6861

2013-A9563 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enrollment in a health benefit exchange for current and former foster care children.

2013-A9563 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9563

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 7, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CRESPO, CAMARA, RAMOS -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the health bene-
  fit exchange for current and former foster care children

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

  Section  1.  Section  398-c  of  the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS  TO  ENSURE  ALL
CHILDREN  CURRENTLY  IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM ARE ENROLLED IN THE STATE
HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE.
  (B) THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS  TO  ENSURE  THE
ENROLLMENT  OF  INDIVIDUALS  FORMERLY  IN FOSTER CARE WHO HAVE NOT HAD A
PERMANENT HOME NOR FAMILY TO RETURN TO IN  A  HEALTH  PLAN  THROUGH  THE
STATE HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13037-01-3

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