NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7425
SPONSOR: Reyes TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 2 of the laws of 1998, amending the public
health law and other laws relating to expanding the child health insur-
ance plan, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
PURPOSE:
To extend various provisions of the public health law related to the
Child Health Plus program.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Extends sections 3 and 5 of section 47 Chapter 2 of the laws
of 1998, which related to various provisions in the Child Health Plus
program.
Section 2: Effective date
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill is necessary to ensure the continuation of specific laws of
critical importance to the Department of Health and health care facili-
ties relating to the Child Health Plus insurance plan. This bill would
extend provisions of Child Health Plus related to presumptive eligibil-
ity, preventing fraud, and establishing premiums. This included prohib-
iting premiums for families making less than 133% FPL and presuming a
child under the age of nineteen is eligible for subsidy payments once
during a twelve month period.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS:
None noted.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7425
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 19, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend chapter 2 of the laws of 1998, amending the public
health law and other laws relating to expanding the child health
insurance plan, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 5 of section 47 of chapter 2 of the laws
2 of 1998, amending the public health law and other laws relating to
3 expanding the child health insurance plan, as amended by chapter 182 of
4 the laws of 2021, are amended to read as follows:
5 3. section six of this act shall take effect January 1, 1999;
6 provided, however, that subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (c) of subdivi-
7 sion 9 of section 2510 of the public health law, as added by this act,
8 shall expire on July 1, [2023] 2025;
9 5. section twelve of this act shall take effect January 1, 1999;
10 provided, however, paragraphs (g) and (h) of subdivision 2 of section
11 2511 of the public health law, as added by such section, shall expire on
12 July 1, [2023] 2025;
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11462-01-3
