Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 11, 2021 |
signed chap.134 delivered to governor |
Jun 03, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.327 substituted for a5460 |
Jun 03, 2021 |
substituted by s4000 |
Jun 02, 2021 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.327 rules report cal.327 reported |
Jun 01, 2021 |
reported referred to rules |
Feb 24, 2021 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Feb 16, 2021 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A5460
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JOYNER
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4000 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2021-A5460 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4000
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §§279-a & 279-b, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.6492-B & A.8533-B); amd §§6801, 6909 & 6527, Ed L
2021-A5460 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5460 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prescribing insulin and related supplies; and to repeal certain provisions of the public health law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Sections 279-a and 279-b of the public health law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2020 amending the public health law relating to drug assistance demonstration and emergency prescriptions, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.6492-B and A.8533-B, are REPEALED. § 2. Insulin workgroup. 1. The commissioner of health, in consultation with the superintendent of the department of financial services, shall convene a group of experts, including persons who are insulin dependent, to explore options to increase access to insulin for residents of the state with diabetes who are without health coverage, or who are ineligi- ble for Medicaid or other publicly funded health coverage. No later than December 31, 2021, such commissioner shall submit a report to the gover- nor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs of the senate and assembly health committees. The report shall identify: a. Options for enrolling uninsured eligible individuals into health coverage which provide comprehensive coverage for persons with diabetes; b. Barriers in access to information regarding costs within the insu- lin supply chain; c. Actions that could be undertaken by the state to hold manufacturers accountable for price increases and transparency in drug pricing; d. Options for increasing affordability and access to insulin for uninsured and underinsured individuals; and uninsured and underinsured individuals; and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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