NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4885

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to health
Feb 16, 2023	referred to health

2023-S4885 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2511, Pub Health L

2023-S4885 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits coverage under Child Health Plus to take effect retroactively to the first day of the month in which the application was submitted for children who meet the eligibility criteria, provided that the applicant for insurance submits a completed and signed application and required information and documentation within sixty days of the child's birth.

2023-S4885 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4885

SPONSOR: BROUK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to retroactive
enrollment in the Child Health Insurance Plan

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would retroactively enroll children in the Child Health Insur-
ance Plan to the first day of the month of their application upon
approval.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of this bill amends section 2511 of the Public Health Law to
retroactively enroll a child who meets the eligibility criteria set
forth in this section, to the first day of the month in which the appli-
cation was submitted upon approval. This bill amends the Public Health
law to allow a child who is eligible for subsidy payments under this
section to be enrolled retroactively to the first day of the month in

which the application was submitted upon approval.

Section two of this bill is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Child Health Plus is a health insurance plan for kids statewide.  Chil-
dren must be under the age of 19 and be residents of New York State.
Eligibility also depends on gross family income. Children who are not
eligible for Medicaid can enroll in Child Health Plus if they don't
already have health insurance and are not eligible for dependent cover-
age under the public employees' state health benefits plan.

Recently, the state made the decision that parents of newborns applying
for Child Health Plus have their newborns be retroactively enrolled to
the time of their birth upon receiving approval. This alleviated count-
less families of financial worry when dealing with their newborn's
medical and health needs. This bill takes this a step further, and
ensures that all parents of children applying are retroactively enrolled
in Child Health Plus if they are indeed found eligible. All families and
children should be afforded the necessary financial protections of Child
Health Plus, and no child's health should be affected by the duration of
the application process.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This law will take effect immediately.

2023-S4885 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4885
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROUK  -- 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  retroactive
   enrollment in the Child Health Insurance Plan
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subdivision  2  of  section  2511  of  the
 public  health  law is amended by adding two new subparagraphs (iii) and
 (iv) to read as follows:
   (III) A CHILD WHO MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA  SET  FORTH  IN  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  OR  SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF THIS SECTION, AS DETERMINED BY AN
 APPROVED ORGANIZATION OR  THE  HEALTH  INSURANCE  EXCHANGE  MARKETPLACE,
 WHICHEVER  IS  APPLICABLE,  SHALL BE ENROLLED RETROACTIVELY TO THE FIRST
 DAY OF THE MONTH IN WHICH THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED,  PROVIDED  THAT
 THE  APPLICANT  FOR INSURANCE SUBMITS A COMPLETED AND SIGNED APPLICATION
 AND REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION  WITHIN  SIXTY  DAYS  OF  THE
 ORIGINAL APPLICATION SUBMISSION.
   (IV)  A  CHILD  SHALL  BE PRESUMED ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSIDY PAYMENTS UNDER
 THIS SUBDIVISION OR ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE UNDER SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS
 SECTION, PROVIDED THAT THE APPLICANT FOR INSURANCE SUBMITS  A  COMPLETED
 AND  SIGNED APPLICATION WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE APPLICATION SUBMISSION.
 ONCE ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED  BY  THE  APPROVED  ORGANIZATION  OR  THE
 HEALTH  INSURANCE  EXCHANGE MARKETPLACE, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, ON THE
 BASIS OF PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, THE CHILD SHALL BE  ENROLLED  RETROAC-
 TIVELY  TO  THE  FIRST  DAY  OF  THE  MONTH IN WHICH THE APPLICATION WAS
 SUBMITTED. ALL OTHER  PROCEDURES  AND  STANDARDS  REGARDING  PRESUMPTIVE
 ENROLLMENT APPLICABLE TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN ENROLLED UNDER THIS TITLE AND
 SPECIFIED  IN STATE CONTRACTS WITH APPROVED ORGANIZATIONS OR IMPLEMENTED
 BY THE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE MARKETPLACE, WHICHEVER  IS  APPLICABLE,
 SHALL APPLY TO PRESUMPTIVE ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09610-01-3

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Senate Bill S4885

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

2023-S4885 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S4885 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S4885 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4885 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Samra G. Brouk

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

2023-S4885 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S4885 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S4885 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4885 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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