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Assembly Bill A9179

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides information regarding medicare part B coverage to certain individuals

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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2021-A9179 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8514
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §71, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5396, S3175

2021-A9179 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides information regarding termination of medicare part B coverage for the duration of incarceration to individuals committed to the department of corrections and community supervision.

2021-A9179 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9179
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to providing information
   regarding medicare part B coverage to certain individuals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 71 of the correction law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
   7-A.  WHENEVER  THE  DEPARTMENT  RECEIVES  INFORMATION  THAT  A PERSON
 COMMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT IS A MEDICARE PART B RECIPIENT, THE  DEPART-
 MENT  SHALL  PROVIDE TO SUCH PERSON INFORMATION REGARDING TERMINATION OF
 MEDICARE PART B COVERAGE FOR THE DURATION OF INCARCERATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14459-01-2

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