Assembly Actions -
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Feb 28, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 27, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 26, 2024 |
1st report cal.477 |
Jan 08, 2024 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 04, 2024 |
print number 2237b |
Jan 04, 2024 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 08, 2023 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1736 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 15, 2023 |
print number 2237a |
May 15, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to finance |
Jan 31, 2023 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 19, 2023 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S2237B
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
(D, WF) 17th Senate District
2023-S2237 - Details
2023-S2237 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2237 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for health care services under the basic health program for individuals whose immigration status renders him or her ineligible for federal financial participation PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To improve access to care by expanding eligibility for certain publicly subsidized programs for individuals who currently face barriers to health care coverage due to their immigration status. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would direct the Commissioner of Health to apply to the feder- al government for the use of funding under the Essential Plan, which is referred to as the basic health plan on the federal level, to provide healthcare services to certain individuals that would otherwise be
2023-S2237 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2237 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BRESLIN, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACK- SON, KAVANAGH, KENNEDY, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for health care services under the basic health program for individuals whose immigration status renders him or her ineligible for federal financial participation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 369-gg of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3-A. ALTERNATE ELIGIBILITY. A PERSON SHALL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE COVERAGE FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES UNDER THIS TITLE, WITHOUT REGARD TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION, IF HE OR SHE IS A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE, HAS HOUSEHOLD INCOME BELOW TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE AS DEFINED AND ANNUALLY REVISED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR A HOUSEHOLD OF THE SAME SIZE, AND IS INELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE BASIC HEALTH PROGRAM UNDER 42 U.S.C. SECTION 18051 ON THE BASIS OF IMMI- GRATION STATUS, BUT OTHERWISE MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. § 2. Within ninety days of the effective date of this section, the commissioner of health shall apply for any and all necessary waivers and/or approvals for utilizing monies in the basic health program trust fund established pursuant section 97-oooo of the state finance law, or a pass-through fund for the purposes of implementing and operating the basic health plan for individuals made eligible for coverage pursuant to subdivision 3-a of section 369-gg of the social services law. Within ten EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04552-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D) 36th Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
2023-S2237A - Details
2023-S2237A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2237A SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for certain individuals under the 1332 state innovation program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To improve access to care by expanding eligibility for certain publicly subsidized programs for individuals who currently face barriers to health care coverage due to their immigration status. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would direct the Commissioner of Health (COH) to modify their 1332 waiver program to seek coverage for certain undocumented individ- uals that are residents of the state. The bill would authorize the COH to implement limitations on enrollment of this population with a minimum coverage expansion of 240,000 individuals and authorize them to provide coverage to individuals beyond that number if 1332 waiver funds are
2023-S2237A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2237--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BRESLIN, BRISPORT, BROUK, CHU, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KENNEDY, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY, THOMAS, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favora- bly from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for certain individuals under the 1332 state innovation program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 369-ii of the social services law, as added by section 3 of part H of chapter 57 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: § 369-ii. 1332 state innovation program. 1. Authorization. Notwith- standing section three hundred sixty-nine-gg of this title, subject to federal approval, if it is in the financial interest of the state to do so, the commissioner of health is authorized, with the approval of the director of the budget, to establish a 1332 state innovation program pursuant to section 1332 of the patient protection and affordable care act (P.L. 111-148) and subdivision twenty-five of section two hundred sixty-eight-c of the public health law. The commissioner of health's authority pursuant to this section is contingent upon obtaining and maintaining all necessary approvals from the secretary of health and human services and the secretary of the treasury based on an application for a waiver for state innovation. The commissioner of health [may] SHALL take all actions necessary to obtain such approvals. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04552-02-3 S. 2237--A 2
co-Sponsors
(D) 36th Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
2023-S2237B (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S2237B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2237B SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for certain individuals under the 1332 state innovation program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To improve access to care by expanding eligibility for certain publicly subsidized programs for individuals who currently face barriers to health care coverage due to their immigration status. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would direct the Commissioner of Health (COH) to modify their 1332 waiver program to seek coverage for certain undocumented individ- uals that are residents of the state. The bill would authorize the COH to implement limitations on enrollment of this population and authorize them to provide coverage to individuals beyond that number if 1332 waiv- er funds are available to support it. Any limitations on enrollment
2023-S2237B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2237--B 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BAILEY, BRESLIN, BRISPORT, BROUK, CHU, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY, THOMAS, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Commit- tee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for certain individuals under the 1332 state innovation program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 369-ii of the social services law, as added by section 3 of part H of chapter 57 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: § 369-ii. 1332 state innovation program. 1. Authorization. Notwith- standing section three hundred sixty-nine-gg of this title, subject to federal approval, if it is in the financial interest of the state to do so, the commissioner of health is authorized, with the approval of the director of the budget, to establish a 1332 state innovation program pursuant to section 1332 of the patient protection and affordable care act (P.L. 111-148) and subdivision twenty-five of section two hundred sixty-eight-c of the public health law. The commissioner of health's authority pursuant to this section is contingent upon obtaining and maintaining all necessary approvals from the secretary of health and human services and the secretary of the treasury based on an application for a waiver for state innovation. The commissioner of health [may] EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04552-06-3
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