Bill Text: NY A05962 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of health to seek a waiver from the federal government to authorize undocumented immigrants to purchase unsubsidized health insurance through the New York State of Health Marketplace.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to health [A05962 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A05962-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5962
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 17, 2017
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        Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health
        AN  ACT  to  direct the commissioner of health to seek a waiver from the
          federal government in relation to authorizing undocumented  immigrants
          to  purchase  unsubsidized health insurance through the New York state
          of health marketplace
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The commissioner of health is hereby directed to seek all
     2  federal waivers and other  federal  approvals  from  the  United  States
     3  department  of  health  and  human services or other appropriate federal
     4  department in order to authorize  undocumented  immigrants  to  purchase
     5  unsubsidized  health  insurance  through  the  New  York state of health
     6  marketplace.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06910-01-7