Assembly Bill A136

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides victims of world trade center attack and family members eligible for family health plus; except that employer does not receive additional subsidy

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A136 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §369-ee, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A673
2013-2014: A1238

2011-A136 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes victims of World Trade Center attack and family members eligible for family health plus; except that employer does not receive additional subsidy.

2011-A136 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   136

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CAHILL, CLARK, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. BOYLAND, V. LOPEZ, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, WRIGHT --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to providing the
  families of the world trade center victims with health benefits

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 7 of section 369-ee of the social services law
is renumbered subdivision 8 and a new subdivision 7 is added to read  as
follows:
  7.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF LAW, AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF  SUBPARAGRAPHS  (I),  (II)  OR
(III)  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF THIS SECTION AND IS A
SURVIVING VICTIM OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK OF SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH,
TWO THOUSAND ONE, OR A SURVIVING  SPOUSE  OR  DEPENDENT  OF  A  DECEASED
VICTIM,  MAY  ENROLL  AND  RECEIVE  HEALTH CARE SERVICES PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE ELIGIBLE  ORGAN-
IZATION  THROUGH  WHICH  THE INDIVIDUAL ENROLLS SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE A SUBSIDY FOR PROVIDING SUCH COVERAGE TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR SUCH
INDIVIDUAL'S FAMILY. THE COST OF SUCH  INDIVIDUAL'S  COVERAGE  SHALL  BE
DETERMINED  BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF INSURANCE, AND THE REIMBURSEMENT TO SUCH ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION  SHALL
BE NO MORE THAN THE COST OF PROVIDING SUCH COVERAGE.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after March 1, 2003.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00781-01-1

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