Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 25, 2016 | signed chap.40 |
May 13, 2016 | delivered to governor |
May 11, 2016 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.558 substituted for a9667a |
Apr 11, 2016 | referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 30, 2016 | amended on third reading (t) 6952a |
Mar 28, 2016 | advanced to third reading |
Mar 23, 2016 | 2nd report cal. |
Mar 22, 2016 | 1st report cal.423 |
Mar 09, 2016 | referred to health |
senate Bill S6952
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Kemp Hannon
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
John J. Flanagan
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S6952 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9667
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§206 & 4310, Pub Health L
S6952 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6952 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring applications for health insurance offered through the state health benefit exchange to include a registration for the donate life registry for organ, eye and tissue donations PURPOSE : To provide increased opportunity for New Yorkers to document their decision to give the gift of life and enroll as an organ and tissue donor in the New York State Donate Life Registry. The New York State Donate Life Registry only contains 25% of the population and currently ranks second to last in donor designation share (designated donors as a percentage of state population age 18 and over represented on state registry) in the nation while simultaneously having the third highest number of patients currently waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends section 206 of the public health law to require that every application for a qualified health plan offered through the state health benefit exchange provide an opportunity to
S6952 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6952 I N S E N A T E March 9, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HANNON, FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring applica- tions for health insurance offered through the state health benefit exchange to include a registration for the donate life registry for organ, eye and tissue donations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (v) to read as follows: (V) REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, THAT EVERY APPLICATION FOR A QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN OFFERED THROUGH THE STATE HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (P.L. 111-148), AS AMENDED BY THE FEDERAL HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCIL- IATION ACT OF 2010 (P.L. 111-152), PROVIDE SPACE SO THAT THE APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN CLEAR CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "YOU MUST FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING SECTION: WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUES- TION'." THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". EXCEPT WHERE THE APPLICATION IS MADE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY, FAILURE TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THE VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION, AND FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUES- TION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. WHERE AN APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" OR FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14035-01-6
Co-Sponsors
John J. Flanagan
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
Thomas F. O'Mara
(R, C) 58th Senate District
S6952A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9667
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§206 & 4310, Pub Health L
S6952A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6952A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring applicants for health insurance offered through the state health benefit exchange be provided space on the application for such insurance to register for the donate life registry for organ, eye and tissue donations PURPOSE : To provide increased opportunity for New Yorkers to document their decision to give the gift of life and enroll as an organ and tissue donor in the New York State Donate Life Registry. The New York State Donate Life Registry only contains 25% of the population and currently ranks second to last in donor designation share (designated donors as a percentage of state population age 18 and over represented on state registry) in the nation while simultaneously having the third highest number of patients currently waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends section 206 of the public health law to require that every application for a qualified health plan offered through the state health benefit exchange provide an opportunity to register in the "donate life registry" allowing them to check the box
S6952A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6952--A Cal. No. 423 I N S E N A T E March 9, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HANNON, FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring appli- cants for health insurance offered through the state health benefit exchange be provided space on the application for such insurance to register for the donate life registry for organ, eye and tissue donations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (v) to read as follows: (V) REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE THROUGH THE STATE HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (P.L. 111-148), AS AMENDED BY THE FEDERAL HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCIL- IATION ACT OF 2010 (P.L. 111-152), BE PROVIDED SPACE SO THAT SUCH APPLI- CANT MAY REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED IN CLEAR CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'." THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". EXCEPT WHERE THE APPLICATION IS MADE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY, FAILURE TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THE VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION, AND FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUES- TION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. WHERE AN APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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