Assembly Bill A5648

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of the New York Health Benefit Exchange

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A5648 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S989
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 10-E §§3980 - 3991, Pub Auth L; amd §§17 & 19, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A11341, S4781

2019-A5648 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of the New York Health Benefit Exchange.

2019-A5648 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5648
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the public officers  law,
   in  relation  to  the  establishment  of  the  New York Health Benefit
   Exchange
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
 Health Benefit Exchange Act".
   § 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  article
 10-E to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 10-E
                     NEW YORK HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE
 SECTION 3980. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND PURPOSES.
         3981. DEFINITIONS.
         3982. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW YORK HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE.
         3983. GENERAL POWERS OF THE EXCHANGE.
         3984. FUNCTIONS OF THE EXCHANGE.
         3985. SPECIAL  FUNCTIONS  OF THE EXCHANGE RELATED TO HEALTH PLAN
                  CERTIFICATION AND QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN OVERSIGHT.
         3986. REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
         3987. FUNDING OF THE EXCHANGE.
         3988. TAX EXEMPTION AND TAX CONTRACT BY THE STATE.
         3989. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
         3990. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION.
         3991. CONSTRUCTION.
   § 3980. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND PURPOSES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS  ARTICLE
 IS  TO  ESTABLISH  AN AMERICAN HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE IN NEW YORK.  THE
 EXCHANGE SHALL FACILITATE ENROLLMENT IN HEALTH  COVERAGE,  THE  PURCHASE
 AND  SALE  OF  QUALIFIED  HEALTH  PLANS IN THE INDIVIDUAL MARKET IN THIS
 STATE, AND ENROLL INDIVIDUALS IN HEALTH  COVERAGE  FOR  WHICH  THEY  ARE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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