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Senate Bill S2618

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers of the commissioner of health in administering the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program

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2021-S2618 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A503
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §244, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6646, A8665
2023-2024: S3054, A1451

2021-S2618 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of health to create an electronic online system for registration into the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program.

2021-S2618 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2618 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2618
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to the powers of the  commis-
   sioner of health in administering the elderly pharmaceutical insurance
   coverage program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 244 of the elder law, as added  by
 section  3-h  of part A of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
 read as follows:
   4. implementing alternative program improvements for the efficient and
 effective operation of the program in accordance with the provisions  of
 this  title,  WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE ESTABLISH-
 MENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ELECTRONIC  ONLINE  SYSTEM  FOR  REGISTRATION
 INTO  THE PROGRAM. THE EXISTENCE OF THE ELECTRONIC ONLINE SYSTEM AUTHOR-
 IZED BY THIS SECTION  SHALL  NOT  REQUIRE  APPLICANTS  TO  UTILIZE  SUCH
 SYSTEM;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04673-01-1

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