Bill Text: NY S04745 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relates to the date of enrollment in the child health insurance plan; establishes date of enrollment as the date of the child's birth, if the applicant for insurance applies prior to the child's birth or up to 60 days following the child's birth, or on the date the applicant for insurance applies for coverage if the application is made more than 60 days after the child's birth.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-12-22 - APPROVAL MEMO.31 [S04745 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S04745-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relates to the date of enrollment in the child health insurance plan; establishes date of enrollment as the date of the child's birth, if the applicant for insurance applies prior to the child's birth or up to 60 days following the child's birth, or on the date the applicant for insurance applies for coverage if the application is made more than 60 days after the child's birth.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-12-22 - APPROVAL MEMO.31 [S04745 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S04745-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4745 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- 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 the date of 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: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (g) of subdivision 2 of 2 section 2511 of the public health law, as amended by section 29 of part 3 A of chapter 58 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: 4 (i) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary 5 and subject to the availability of federal financial participation under 6 title XIX of the federal social security act, a child under the age of 7 nineteen shall be presumed to be eligible for subsidy payments and 8 temporarily enrolled for coverage under this title, once during a twelve 9 month period, beginning on the [first day of the enrollment period 10 following the date that an approved organization determines, on the 11 basis of preliminary information, that a child's net household income 12 does not exceed the income level specified in title eleven of article 13 five of the social services law for children eligible for medical 14 assistance based on such child's age] DATE OF THE CHILD'S BIRTH, IF THE 15 APPLICANT FOR INSURANCE APPLIES PRIOR TO THE CHILD'S BIRTH, OR ON THE 16 DATE THE APPLICANT FOR INSURANCE APPLIES FOR COVERAGE IF THE APPLICATION 17 IS MADE AFTER THE CHILD'S BIRTH. The temporary enrollment period shall 18 continue until the earlier of the date an eligibility determination is 19 made pursuant to this title or title eleven of article five of the 20 social services law, or two months after the date temporary enrollment 21 begins; provided however, a temporary enrollment period may be extended 22 in the event an eligibility determination under this title or title 23 eleven of article five of the social services law is not made within 24 such two month period through no fault of the applicant for insurance 25 for medical assistance. The commissioner shall assure that children who EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10056-01-5 S. 4745 2 1 are enrolled pursuant to this paragraph receive the appropriate follow- 2 up for a determination of eligibility for benefits under this title or 3 title eleven of article five of the social services law prior to the 4 termination of the temporary enrollment period. The commissioner shall 5 assure that children and their families are informed of all available 6 enrollment sites in accordance with subdivision nine of this section. 7 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that 8 the amendments to paragraph (g) of section 2511 of the public health law 9 made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such 10 paragraph and shall be deemed to expire therewith.