assembly Bill A6791A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes individuals to participate in the NY State of health marketplace without providing information regarding citizenship or lawful residency or receiving or requesting a subsidy

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to health
May 20, 2019 print number 6791a
May 20, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to health
Mar 20, 2019 referred to health

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A6791 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4578
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§268-a, 268-c, 268-g & 206, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A1968, S6820

A6791 - Summary

Authorizes individuals to participate in the NY State of Health marketplace without providing information regarding citizenship or lawful residency or requesting or receiving a state or federal subsidy.

A6791 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  6791

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing  indi-
  viduals  to  participate  in the state health benefit exchange without
  providing information regarding citizenship or lawful residency in the
  United States or requesting or receiving a state or federal subsidy

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

  Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 31 to read as follows:
  31.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION
WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF  FINANCIAL  SERVICES,  THAT  THE  ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS  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 RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010 (P.L. 111-152), SHALL  NOT
INCLUDE  REQUIREMENTS THAT INDIVIDUALS PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING
CITIZENSHIP OR LAWFUL RESIDENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.  SUCH  ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS SHALL ALSO AUTHORIZE ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO PAYS ALL ASSOCIATED
COSTS,  WITHOUT  REQUESTING  OR RECEIVING A STATE OR FEDERAL SUBSIDY, TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10805-02-9

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A6791A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4578
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§268-a, 268-c, 268-g & 206, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A1968, S6820

A6791A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes individuals to participate in the NY State of Health marketplace without providing information regarding citizenship or lawful residency or requesting or receiving a state or federal subsidy.

A6791A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 6791--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRUZ, ORTIZ, AUBRY, ARROYO, ROZIC, SIMON, COLTON,
  DICKENS, BLAKE, HEVESI, MOSLEY, REYES, JAFFEE, FALL, EPSTEIN, CARROLL,
  RAMOS,  COOK,  D'URSO,  D. ROSENTHAL, RIVERA, GLICK, FERNANDEZ -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing  indi-
  viduals  to participate in the NY State of Health, the official health
  plan marketplace without providing information  regarding  citizenship
  or  lawful residency in the United States or requesting or receiving a
  state or federal subsidy

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 10 of section 268-a of the public health law,
as added by section 2 of part T of chapter 57 of the laws  of  2019,  is
amended to read as follows:
  10.  "Qualified  individual"  means,  with respect to qualified health
plans, an individual, including a minor, who:
  (a) is eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan offered to  indi-
viduals through the Marketplace;
  (b) resides in this state; AND
  (c)  at the time of enrollment, is not incarcerated, other than incar-
ceration pending the disposition of charges[; and
  (d) is, and is reasonably expected to be, for the  entire  period  for
which  enrollment  is sought, a citizen or national of the United States
or an alien lawfully present in the United States].
  § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section  268-c  of  the  public
health law, as added by section 2 of part T of chapter 57 of the laws of
2019, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) Perform eligibility determinations for federal and state insurance
affordability  programs  including medical assistance in accordance with

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