Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 30, 2021 |
approval memo.77 signed chap.388 |
Dec 30, 2020 |
delivered to governor |
Jul 23, 2020 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.314 substituted for a8533b |
Jul 21, 2020 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 10, 2020 |
amended on third reading 6492b |
Mar 10, 2020 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 04, 2020 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 03, 2020 |
1st report cal.555 |
Jan 28, 2020 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 14, 2020 |
print number 6492a |
Jan 14, 2020 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 19, 2019 |
referred to health |
Jun 18, 2019 |
delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1642 |
Jun 13, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6492
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
2019-S6492 - Details
2019-S6492 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6492 REVISED 9/6/2019 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to drug assistance demonstration and emergency prescriptions; and to amend the insurance law, in relation to capping cost sharing for insulin PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that those in need of insulin can access it through various initiatives including a drug a assistance demonstration program, emer- gency refills for expired prescriptions and reasonable insurance cost sharing. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Public Health Law to add a new section 279-a directing the Department of Health to develop a demonstration program to ensure access to insulin and other life sustaining, maintenance prescription medications for patient who meet certain medical criteria, are uninsured or underinsured and are ineligible for Medicaid or other publicly funded
2019-S6492 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6492 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 13, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to drug assistance demonstration and emergency prescriptions; and to amend the insurance law, in relation to capping cost sharing for insulin 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 two new sections 279-a and 279-b to read as follows: § 279-A. DRUG ASSISTANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO ENSURE ACCESS TO INSULIN AND OTHER LIFE SUSTAINING, MAINTENANCE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR RESIDENTS OF THE STATE WHO ARE UNINSURED, ARE INELIGI- BLE FOR MEDICAID OR OTHER PUBLICLY FUNDED HEALTH COVERAGE, OR ARE OTHER- WISE DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE BY THE COMMISSIONER AND DEPEND UPON SUCH MEDICATION FOR THEIR SURVIVAL. IN DEVELOPING SUCH PROGRAM THE COMMIS- SIONER SHALL: 1. CONSIDER MODELING THE DRUG ASSISTANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON THE STATE'S HIV/AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDING ACCESS TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AT CERTAIN INCOME THRESHOLDS ABOVE THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; 2. ENGAGE WITH PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS TO EXPLORE A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP DESIGNED TO BRING AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS THROUGH THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS; AND 3. REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEES ON THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS TO ESTABLISH A DRUG ASSIST- ANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, VARIOUS COST SHARING MODELS FOR ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS AND THE RELATED COSTS TO THE STATE ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLE- MENTING SUCH A PROGRAM NO LATER THAN JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2019-S6492A - Details
2019-S6492A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6492A SPONSOR: RIVERA PURPOSE: To ensure that those in need of insulin can access it through various initiatives including a drug an assistance demonstration program, emer- gency refills for expired prescriptions and reasonable insurance cost sharing. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Public Health Law to add a new section 279-a directing the Department of Health to develop a demonstration program to ensure access to insulin and other life sustaining, maintenance prescription medications for patient who meet certain medical criteria, are uninsured or underinsured and are ineligible for Medicaid or other publicly funded health coverage and meet certain financial criteria. The Department is directed to report to the Governor and Legislature on its findings no later than 60 days after enactment. This section also creates a new section 279-b to allow a health care
2019-S6492A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6492--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 13, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, CARLUCCI, HOYLMAN, KAPLAN, MAYER, METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to drug assistance demonstration and emergency prescriptions; and to amend the insurance law, in relation to capping cost sharing for insulin 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 two new sections 279-a and 279-b to read as follows: § 279-A. DRUG ASSISTANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO ENSURE ACCESS TO INSULIN AND OTHER LIFE SUSTAINING, MAINTENANCE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR RESIDENTS OF THE STATE WHO ARE UNINSURED, ARE INELIGI- BLE FOR MEDICAID OR OTHER PUBLICLY FUNDED HEALTH COVERAGE, OR ARE OTHER- WISE DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE BY THE COMMISSIONER AND DEPEND UPON SUCH MEDICATION FOR THEIR SURVIVAL. IN DEVELOPING SUCH PROGRAM THE COMMIS- SIONER SHALL: 1. CONSIDER MODELING THE DRUG ASSISTANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON THE STATE'S HIV/AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDING ACCESS TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AT CERTAIN INCOME THRESHOLDS ABOVE THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; 2. ENGAGE WITH PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS TO EXPLORE A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP DESIGNED TO BRING AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS THROUGH THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS; AND 3. REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEES ON THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS TO ESTABLISH A DRUG ASSIST- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2019-S6492B (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S6492B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6492B SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to drug assistance demonstration and emergency prescriptions PURPOSE: To ensure that those in need of insulin and other life sustaining medi- cations can access them through a drug an assistance demonstration program and emergency refills for expired prescriptions OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends Public Health Law to add a new section 279-a directing the Department of Health to develop a demonstration program to ensure access to insulin and other life sustaining, maintenance prescription medications for patient who meet certain medical criteria, are uninsured or underinsured and are ineligible for Medicaid or other publicly funded health coverage and meet certain financial criteria. The Department is directed to report to the Governor and Legislature on its findings no later than three months after enactment.
2019-S6492B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6492--B Cal. No. 555 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 13, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, CARLUCCI, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN, KAPLAN, KRUEGER, MAYER, METZGER, MYRIE, PERSAUD, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said commit- tee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- 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 drug assistance demonstration and emergency prescriptions 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 two new sections 279-a and 279-b to read as follows: § 279-A. DRUG ASSISTANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (THE "PROGRAM") TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO INSULIN AND OTHER LIFE SUSTAINING MAINTENANCE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR RESIDENTS OF THE STATE WHO ARE WITH- OUT HEALTH COVERAGE, ARE INELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID OR OTHER PUBLICLY FUND- ED HEALTH COVERAGE, OR ARE OTHERWISE DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE BY THE COMMISSIONER AND DEPEND UPON SUCH MEDICATION FOR THEIR SURVIVAL. IN DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM THE COMMISSIONER SHALL: (A) CONSIDER MODELING THE PROGRAM ON THE STATE'S HIV/AIDS DRUG ASSIST- ANCE PROGRAM PROVIDING ACCESS TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AT CERTAIN INCOME THRESHOLDS ABOVE THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; AND (B) ENGAGE WITH PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS TO EXPLORE A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO BRING AFFORDABLE DRUGS THROUGH THE PROGRAM TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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