senate Bill S8123B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Permits any uninsured individual to receive free coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 17, 2020 print number 8123b
Jul 17, 2020 amend and recommit to health
May 21, 2020 print number 8123a
May 21, 2020 amend (t) and recommit to health
Mar 23, 2020 referred to health

Bill Amendments

Original
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B (Active)
Original
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B (Active)

S8123 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10494
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1620, A737

S8123 - Summary

Permits any uninsured individual to receive free coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing; such information shall be afforded confidentiality protection.

S8123 - Sponsor Memo

S8123 - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  8123

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 23, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT permitting any individual to  receive  free  coronavirus  disease
  2019 (COVID-19) testing

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any individ-
ual, regardless of insurance  status  or  immigration  status  shall  be
eligible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing at no cost. Any
individual  may  request  to  be  tested  anonymously and no identifying
information shall be provided to any non-medical state or federal  agen-
cy.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15976-01-0

Co-Sponsors

S8123A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10494
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1620, A737

S8123A - Summary

Permits any uninsured individual to receive free coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing; such information shall be afforded confidentiality protection.

S8123A - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                 8123--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 23, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  permitting any uninsured individual to receive free coronavirus
  disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing

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

  Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any provision to the contrary, any unin-
sured individual, regardless of immigration status shall be eligible for
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing at no cost.  All information
collected pursuant to this act shall be  confidential  as  provided  for
under  state,  federal or any other applicable law related to the confi-
dential treatment of patient and medical data. Access to  such  informa-
tion  shall  be limited and used only to the extent that the information
is necessary to protect public health.
  § 2. Necessary funding to provide testing pursuant to section  one  of
this act shall come from existing resources, federal funds and appropri-
ations from the general fund.
  § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15976-02-0

Co-Sponsors

S8123B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10494
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1620, A737

S8123B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits any uninsured individual to receive free coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing; such information shall be afforded confidentiality protection.

S8123B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S8123B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                 8123--B

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 23, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. SANDERS, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT permitting any uninsured individual to receive  free  coronavirus
  disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision to the  contrary,  any  unin-
sured individual, regardless of immigration status shall be eligible for
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing at no cost.  All information
collected  pursuant  to  this  act shall be confidential as provided for
under state, federal or any other applicable law related to  the  confi-
dential  treatment  of patient and medical data. Access to such informa-
tion shall be limited and used only to the extent that  the  information
is necessary to protect public health.
  §  2.  Funding, within available appropriations, shall be provided for
testing pursuant to section one of this act.
  § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15976-05-0

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