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Jan 06, 2016 |
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May 28, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A7836
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SIMOTAS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
David Buchwald
William Colton
Matthew Titone
Luis R. SepĂșlveda
multi-Sponsors
Deborah Glick
Margaret Markey
Jo Anne Simon
Fred Thiele
2015-A7836 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5548
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2507, Pub Health L
2015-A7836 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7836 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 28, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, BUCHWALD, COLTON, TITONE, SEPULVEDA, MAYER, SEAWRIGHT, TITUS, LUPARDO, MILLER, HEVESI, ROZIC, SOLAGES, PERSAUD, ABINANTI, SKOUFIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, MARKEY, SIMON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to making pregnancy a triggering event for purposes of enrollment in a qualified health plan THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2507 to read as follows: S 2507. SPECIAL ENROLLMENT; PREGNANCY. IN ADDITION TO ANY QUALIFYING EVENT UNDER FEDERAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION THAT MAKES ONE ELIGIBLE FOR A SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR ENROLLMENT IN A QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN IN THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (P.L. 111-148), THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE SHALL ALLOW FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL AT ANY TIME AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PREGNANCY. UPON SUCH ENROLLMENT, ANY QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN IN THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE SHALL ENSURE THAT COVERAGE IS EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF APPLICA- TION. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to all qualified health plans issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such effective date; provided, however, that effective imme- diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11190-02-5
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