Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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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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Felix Ortiz
Jeffrion Aubry
Carmen E. Arroyo
Nily Rozic
A6791 - Details
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
Co-Sponsors
Felix Ortiz
Jeffrion Aubry
Carmen E. Arroyo
Nily Rozic
A6791A (ACTIVE) - Details
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.