Do you support this bill?

Senate Bill S8499A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for the New York state of health to help veterans ascertain their eligibility for healthcare through the department of veterans affairs

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

Votes

Bill Amendments

2021-S8499 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10637
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §268-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S2323, A1399
2025-2026: S4567

2021-S8499 - Summary

Provides for the New York state of health to help veterans ascertain their eligibility for healthcare through the department of veterans affairs.

2021-S8499 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8499 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8499
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for  the
   New  York state of health to help veterans ascertain their eligibility
   for healthcare through the department of veterans affairs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 268-c of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 25 to read as follows:
   25.  ASCERTAIN  IF  A MARKETPLACE APPLICANT IS ELIGIBLE FOR HEALTHCARE
 THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND, IF  ELIGI-
 BLE   FOR  SUCH  HEALTHCARE,  PROVIDE  THE  MARKETPLACE  APPLICANT  WITH
 RESOURCES TO ALLOW THEM TO MEET WITH A LOCAL INTAKE COORDINATOR WITH THE
 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT  OF  VETERANS  AFFAIRS.  SUCH  RESOURCES  SHALL
 INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  HELP SCHEDULING A MEETING WITH THE
 INTAKE COORDINATOR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14905-01-2

2021-S8499A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10637
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §268-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S2323, A1399
2025-2026: S4567

2021-S8499A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the New York state of health to help veterans ascertain their eligibility for healthcare through the department of veterans affairs.

2021-S8499A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8499A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8499--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Veterans, Home-
   land  Security  and  Military  Affairs -- reported favorably from said
   committee and committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for the
   New York state of health to help veterans ascertain their  eligibility
   for healthcare through the department of veterans affairs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 268-c of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 26 to read as follows:
   26. ASCERTAIN IF A MARKETPLACE APPLICANT IS  ELIGIBLE  FOR  HEALTHCARE
 THROUGH  THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND, IF ELIGI-
 BLE  FOR  SUCH  HEALTHCARE,  PROVIDE  THE  MARKETPLACE  APPLICANT   WITH
 RESOURCES TO ALLOW THEM TO MEET WITH A LOCAL INTAKE COORDINATOR WITH THE
 UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  VETERANS  AFFAIRS.  SUCH RESOURCES SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,  HELP  SCHEDULING  A  MEETING  WITH  THE
 INTAKE COORDINATOR.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14905-02-2

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.