A5976-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to aging
• May 10, 2011: held for consideration in aging
• Mar 3, 2011: referred to aging

A5976-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         5976
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 March 3, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BURLING, BUTLER, FINCH, McDONOUGH, P. LOPEZ,
 STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CALHOUN,  CASTEL
 LI,  CONTE,  DUPREY, FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, JOHNS, JORDAN, KOLB,
 McKEVITT, MOLINARO, MONTESANO, PALMESANO, RAIA, SPANO, TEDISCO, THIELE
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging
 

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to  co-payments  for  covered
 drugs  by  certain  participants in the program for elderly pharmaceu
 tical insurance coverage
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 and paragraphs (a) and (b)
 of subdivision 4 of section 247 of the elder law are amended to read  as
 follows:

 (b)  The  point  of  sale  co-payment  amounts which are to be charged
 eligible program participants shall be in accordance with the  following
 schedule:

 For each prescription of covered drugs costing $15.00 or less
 ..................................................... [$ 3.00] $2.50
 For each prescription of covered drugs costing $15.01 to
 $35.00 ............................................... [$7.00] $5.00
 For each prescription of covered drugs costing $35.01 to
 $55.00 .............................................. [$15.00] $7.50
 For each prescription of covered drugs costing $55.01 or more
 ........................................................ [$20.00] $10.00
 (a)  Limits  on  co-payments  by unmarried individual eligible program
 participants:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03416-01-1
 
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 individual income of $5,000 or less .............  no more than [$340]
 $200
 individual income of $5,001 to $6,000 ............ no more than [$408]
 $240
 individual income of $6,001 to $7,000 ............ no more than [$476]
 $280
 individual income of $7,001 to $8,000 ............ no more than [$544]
 $320
 individual income of $8,001 to $9,000 ............ no more than [$612]
 $360
 individual income of $9,001 to $10,000 ........... no more than [$700]
 $400
 individual income of $10,001 to $11,000 .......... no more than [$720]
 $440
 individual income of $11,001 to $12,000 .......... no more than [$827]
 $480
 individual income of $12,001 to $13,000 .......... no more than [$896]
 $520
 individual income of $13,001 to $14,000 .......... no more than [$964]
 $560
 individual income of $14,001 to $15,000 ........ no more than [$1,016]
 $600
 individual income of $15,001 to $16,000 ........ no more than [$1,034]
 $640
 individual income of $16,001 to $17,000 ........ no more than [$1,052]
 $680
 individual income of $17,001 to $18,000 ........ no more than [$1,070]
 $720
 individual income of $18,001 to $19,000 ........ no more than [$1,088]
 $760
 individual income of $19,001 to $20,000 ........ no more than [$1,160]
 $800
 (b)  Limits on co-payments by each married individual eligible program
 participant:

 joint income of $5,000 or less ............... no more than [$291] $50
 joint income of $5,001 to $6,000 .............. no more than [$342]$75
 joint income of $6,001 to $7,000 ............ no more than [$399] $100
 joint income of $7,001 to $8,000 ............ no more than [$456] $110
 joint income of $8,001 to $9,000 ............ no more than [$513] $120
 joint income of $9,001 to $10,000 ........... no more than [$570] $125
 joint income of $10,001 to $11,000 .......... no more than [$622] $130
 joint income of $11,001 to $12,000 .......... no more than [$641] $140
 joint income of $12,001 to $13,000 .......... no more than [$660] $150
 joint income of $13,001 to $14,000 .......... no more than [$684] $160
 joint income of $14,001 to $15,000 .......... no more than [$710] $170
 joint income of $15,001 to $16,000 .......... no more than [$826] $180
 joint income of $16,001 to $17,000 .......... no more than [$877] $190
 joint income of $17,001 to $18,000 .......... no more than [$928] $200
 joint income of $18,001 to $19,000 .......... no more than [$980] $210
 joint income of $19,001 to $20,000 .......... no more than [$990] $220
 joint income of $20,001 to $21,000 ........ no more than [$1,008] $230
 joint income of $21,001 to $22,000 ........ no more than [$1,026] $240
 joint income of $22,001 to $23,000 ........ no more than [$1,044] $250
 joint income of $23,001 to $24,000 ........ no more than [$1,062] $260
 
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 joint income of $24,001 to $25,000 ........ no more than [$1,080] $270
 joint income of $25,001 to $26,000 ........ no more than [$1,150] $280
 

S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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