NY State Senate Bill 2009-S3127

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May 06, 2010	print number 3127a
May 06, 2010	amend and recommit to insurance
Jan 06, 2010	referred to insurance
Mar 11, 2009	referred to insurance

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2009-S3127 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1666
Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1117-a, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S288, A4049
2013-2014: A4754
2015-2016: A6293

2009-S3127 - Summary

Creates a task force on universal long term care insurance to develop a plan for the financing and provisions for universal long term care insurance for all New Yorkers; provides that the task force shall be chaired by the director of the office for the aging; provides that such task force shall hold public hearings and issue reports.

2009-S3127 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3127

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to creating a task
force on universal long term care insurance


 PURPOSE :

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that every New York resident
receives the protection of long term care insurance in his or her old
age.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

This bill would authorize the creation of a nineteen member task force
to develop a plan for the provision and financing of universal long
term care insurance for all New Yorkers. The task force would analyze
current long term care insurance offerings in the State, determine how
the use of individual taxpayer contributions may be used. to fund the
purchase of long term care insurance for all residents and develop the
benefits and mechanisms necessary for providing long term care
insurance for all New Yorkers. The Director of the State Office for
the Aging would serve as the chairperson of the task force. The task
force would meet at least once every two months and at the call of the

chairperson. In addition, the task force would issue four reports
including, an initial six month report, two interim reports and within
24 months of its initial meeting a final report to the Governor,
Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly. The
task force would also be required to hold at least three public
hearings related to the issue of providing and financing long term
care insurance for all New York residents. The members of the task
force would not receive any compensation for their services except for
any expenses they would incur in the performance of their duties.

 EXISTING LAW :

This bill would add a new section 1117-a to the Insurance Law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The age sixty-five plus population is expected to more than double
between the years 2000 and 2030 to number almost seventy million
nationally. sixty.percent of those who reach age sixty-five will need
some form of long term care. In comparison to the State's total
population increase of five and one half percent between the years
1990 and 2000, the number of individuals age eighty-five and older
increased by twenty-five and one half percent and is the fastest
growing segment of our population. Dynamic changes in the State's
population will continue to increase as the baby boom generation
reaches age sixty and continues to mature. As one would anticipate
from these shifts in demographics, the need for affordable long term
care services is growing and is expected to accelerate at a dramatic
rate.

In New York State, the average yearly cost of a nursing home can range
from seventy thousand dollars to one hundred fifteen thousand dollars.
Twenty-four hour home health care can cost more than twice this much.
Many New Yorkers are unable to afford the high cost of long term care
insurance and rely on Medicaid in order to pay for the costs of home
health or nursing home care. New York State has an obligation to
promote the general welfare of its citizens by enabling them to access
the long term care they will need in their old age without having to
impoverish themselves. Thereby, this bill would create a task force to
develop a plan for establishing a system of mandatory long term care
insurance for all New Yorkers. This approach, premised on the
principal of universal coverage in exchange for universal
responsibility, would ensure that every resident receives the
protection of long term care insurance in his or her old age.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2006: Sim. Bill (A.8907A), passed Assembly 134-0.
2008: S.3169

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

2009-S3127 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3127

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  DIAZ,  DILAN, DUANE, KRUGER, MONTGOMERY, PERKINS,
  SAMPSON, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
  be committed to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to creating a task  force
  on universal long term care insurance

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds  and
declares  that  the  average  length  of life is increasing and that the
population as a whole is aging. The age sixty-five  plus  population  is
expected  to  more than double between the years 2000 and 2030 to number
almost seventy million nationally. Sixty percent of those who reach  age
sixty-five  will  need some form of long term care. In comparison to the
state's total population increase of five and one-half  percent  between
the  years  1990 and 2000, the number of individuals age eighty-five and
older increased by twenty-five and one-half percent and is  the  fastest
growing  segment of our population. Dynamic changes in the state's popu-
lation will continue to increase as the baby boom generation reaches age
sixty and continues to mature. As one would anticipate from these shifts
in demographics, the need for affordable  long  term  care  services  is
growing and is expected to accelerate at a dramatic rate.
  In New York state, the average yearly cost of a nursing home can range
from  seventy  thousand dollars to one hundred fifteen thousand dollars.
Twenty-four hour home health care can cost more than  twice  this  much.
Many  New  Yorkers  are unable to afford the high cost of long term care
insurance and must rely on Medicaid to pay for the costs of home  health
or nursing home care.
  Congress  recognized  the  public  benefit of social insurance when it
implemented Social Security in order to better  the  condition  of  each
American  at  his  or her retirement and thereafter. Under its constitu-
tion, the state has an obligation to promote the general welfare of  its

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04789-01-9

S. 3127                             2

citizens by enabling them to access the care they will need in their old
age without having to impoverish themselves. This act is a reflection of
state  concern  for the lack of alternatives to Medicaid that are avail-
able  to  the  citizens of New York in order to finance the astronomical
costs of long term care. Accordingly, it charges the  governor  and  the
legislature with the responsibility of creating a plan that would estab-
lish a system of mandatory long term care insurance for all New Yorkers.
This  approach,  premised  on  the  principle  of  universal coverage in
exchange for universal responsibility, will ensure that  every  resident
of  the  state receives the protection of long term care insurance bene-
fits in his or her old age.
  S 2. The insurance law is amended by adding a new  section  1117-a  to
read as follows:
  S  1117-A.  TASK  FORCE  ON  UNIVERSAL  LONG  TERM CARE INSURANCE. (A)
CREATION. A TASK FORCE IS HEREBY CREATED  TO  DEVELOP  A  PLAN  FOR  THE
FINANCING  AND  PROVISIONS OF UNIVERSAL LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE FOR ALL
RESIDENTS OF THE STATE.
  (B) ACTIVITIES. IN FORMULATING ITS PLAN, THE ACTIVITIES  OF  THE  TASK
FORCE SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (1)  ANALYZING  AND  REPORTING ON THE CURRENT LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE
OFFERINGS IN THE STATE, THEIR AFFORDABILITY AND THE ADEQUACY  OF  POLICY
BENEFITS;
  (2)  DETERMINING  HOW INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE USED TO
FUND THE PURCHASE OF LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE FOR ALL RESIDENTS  OF  THE
STATE;
  (3)  DETERMINING  AND  DEVELOPING  THE BENEFITS THAT SHALL BE PROVIDED
WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FLEXIBILITY IN MEETING THE DESIRE OF INDIVIDUALS  TO
AGE IN PLACE IN THEIR HOMES;
  (4) DETERMINING HOW BENEFITS SHALL BE ALLOCATED;
  (5) DEVELOPING CRITERIA FOR INSURER PARTICIPATION;
  (6) DEVISING A MEANS FOR ENSURING PORTABILITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS;
  (7) ENSURING THE FINANCIAL STRENGTH OF PARTICIPATING INSURERS; AND
  (8)  EVALUATING  THE USE OF PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS AS A BASIS
FOR DENYING BENEFITS.
  (C) COMPOSITION. THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF EIGHTEEN MEMBERS. THE
TASK FORCE SHALL INCLUDE THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE  AGING,  WHO
SHALL SERVE AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE TASK FORCE, AND THE FOLLOWING INDIVID-
UALS OR THEIR DESIGNEES: THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH,
THE  COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, THE COMPTROLLER, THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF THE  BUDGET.  THE  GOVERNOR,
TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL
EACH APPOINT THREE MEMBERS, AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF  THE  SENATE  AND
THE  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  SHALL EACH APPOINT ONE MEMBER,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN  THE  FIELDS
OF STATISTICS, ACTUARIAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, AND FISCAL AND PUBLIC POLI-
CY,  IN  ADDITION  TO  CONSUMER  RIGHTS ADVOCATES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF
RETIRED PERSONS, THE ELDERLY AND LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE  PROVIDERS  OR
THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
  (D)  POWERS  AND  DUTIES.  (1)  THE TASK FORCE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO
RECEIVE FROM ANY DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, AGENCY
OR OTHER INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE STATE OR OF  ANY  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION
THEREOF SUCH ASSISTANCE AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE IT PROPERLY TO CARRY OUT
ITS ACTIVITIES HEREUNDER.
  (2)  THE  TASK FORCE SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS, AND AT
THE CALL OF THE CHAIRPERSON.

S. 3127                             3

  (3) THE TASK FORCE SHALL ISSUE A REPORT WITHIN SIX  MONTHS  AFTER  ITS
INITIAL  MEETING DETAILING ITS PROGRESS. THE REPORT SHALL CONTAIN INFOR-
MATION PERTAINING TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE INCLUDING HOW MANY
TIMES THE TASK FORCE HAS CONVENED, THE KEY ISSUES IT HAS  CONSIDERED  AT
ITS  MEETINGS, THE OBSTACLES IT HAS IDENTIFIED (IF ANY) AND A TIME FRAME
WITH BENCH MARKS FOR DELIVERING ITS PLAN.
  (4) THE TASK FORCE SHALL ISSUE AN INTERIM REPORT WITHIN TWELVE  MONTHS
AFTER  ITS  INITIAL  MEETING AND A SECOND INTERIM REPORT WITHIN EIGHTEEN
MONTHS AFTER ITS INITIAL MEETING.  THE  INTERIM  REPORTS  SHALL  CONTAIN
UPDATES  OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE INITIAL REPORT AND ANY OTHER
PERTINENT INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE.
  (5) WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS OF ITS INITIAL MEETING, THE  TASK  FORCE
SHALL  ISSUE  ITS  FINAL  REPORT  WHICH  SHALL  CONTAIN ITS PLAN FOR THE
FINANCING AND PROVISIONS OF LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE FOR  ALL  RESIDENTS
OF THE STATE.
  (6)  COPIES OF THE SIX MONTH REPORT, THE INTERIM REPORTS AND THE FINAL
REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF
THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY. COPIES OF SUCH REPORTS SHALL
ALSO  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND POSTED ON THE OFFICE FOR THE
AGING WEBSITE.
  (7) PRIOR TO ISSUING ITS FINAL REPORT, THE TASK FORCE  SHALL  HOLD  AT
LEAST  THREE  PUBLIC  HEARINGS  RELATING  TO  THE ISSUE OF PROVIDING AND
FINANCING UNIVERSAL LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE FOR THE  RESIDENTS  OF  THE
STATE.    THE  FIRST  HEARING  SHALL OCCUR WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE
INITIAL MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMATION GATHER-
ING AND SOLICITING PUBLIC OPINION AND COMMENT. THE SECOND  HEARING,  THE
PURPOSE  OF  WHICH  SHALL  BE  DETERMINED BY THE TASK FORCE, SHALL OCCUR
WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE.    THE
THIRD  HEARING  SHALL OCCUR NO LATER THAN ONE MONTH AFTER THE TASK FORCE
HAS COMPLETED ITS FINAL REPORT FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  SOLICITING  PUBLIC
OPINION AND COMMENT.
  (8)  THE  MEMBERS  OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR
THEIR SERVICES, BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES
INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES PURSUANT OF THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2009-S3127A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1666
Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1117-a, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S288, A4049
2013-2014: A4754
2015-2016: A6293

2009-S3127A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S3127A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3127A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to creating a task
force on universal long term care insurance

 PURPOSE :

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that every New York resident
receives the protection of long term care insurance in his or her old
age.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

This bill would authorize the creation of an eighteen member task
force to develop a plan for the provision and financing of universal
long term care insurance for all New Yorkers. The task force would
analyze current long term care insurance offerings in the State,
determine how the use of individual taxpayer contributions may be
used. to fund the purchase of long term care insurance for all
residents and develop the benefits and mechanisms necessary for
providing long term care insurance for all New Yorkers. The Director
of the State Office for the Aging would serve as the chairperson of
the task force. The task force would meet at least once every two
months and at the call of the chairperson. In addition, the task force

would issue four reports including, an initial six month report, two
interim reports and within 24 months of its initial meeting a final
report to the Governor, Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker
of the Assembly. The task force would also be required to hold at
least six public hearings related to the issue of providing and
financing long term care insurance for all New York residents. The
members of the task force would not receive any compensation for their
services except for any expenses they would incur in the performance
of their duties.

 EXISTING LAW :

This bill would add a new section 1117-a to the Insurance Law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The age sixty-five plus population is expected to more than double
between the years 2000 and 2030 to number almost seventy million
nationally. sixty.percent of those who reach age sixty-five will need
some form of long term care. In comparison to the state's total
population increase of five and one half percent between the years
1990 and 2000, the number of individuals age eighty-five and older
increased by twenty-five and one half percent and is the fastest
growing segment of our population. Dynamic changes in the State's
population will continue to increase as the baby boom generation
reaches age sixty and continues to mature. As one would anticipate
from these shifts in demographics, the need for affordable long term
care services is growing and is expected to accelerate at a dramatic
rate.

In New York State, the average yearly cost of a nursing home can range
from seventy thousand dollars to one hundred fifteen thousand dollars.
Twenty-four hour home health care can cost more than twice this much.
Many New Yorkers are unable to afford the high cost of long term care
insurance and rely on Medicaid in order to pay for the costs of home
health or nursing home care.  New York State has an obligation to
promote the general welfare of its citizens by enabling them to access
the long term care they will need in their old age without having to
impoverish themselves. Thereby, this bill would create a task force to
develop a plan for establishing a system of mandatory long term care
insurance for all New Yorkers. This approach, premised on the
principal of universal coverage in exchange for universal
responsibility, would ensure that every resident receives the
protection of long term care insurance in his or her old age.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2006: Sim. Bill (A.8907A), passed Assembly 134-0.
2008: S.3169

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2009-S3127A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3127--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. DIAZ, DILAN, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUGER, MONT-
  GOMERY, PERKINS, SAMPSON, SAVINO, THOMPSON -- read twice  and  ordered
  printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insur-
  ance -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in  accordance  with
  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to creating a task  force
  on universal long term care insurance

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds  and
declares  that  the  average  length  of life is increasing and that the
population as a whole is aging. The age sixty-five  plus  population  is
expected  to  more than double between the years 2000 and 2030 to number
almost seventy million nationally. Sixty percent of those who reach  age
sixty-five  will  need some form of long term care. In comparison to the
state's total population increase of five and one-half  percent  between
the  years  1990 and 2000, the number of individuals age eighty-five and
older increased by twenty-five and one-half percent and is  the  fastest
growing  segment of our population. Dynamic changes in the state's popu-
lation will continue to increase as the baby boom generation reaches age
sixty and continues to mature. As one would anticipate from these shifts
in demographics, the need for affordable  long  term  care  services  is
growing and is expected to accelerate at a dramatic rate.
  In New York state, the average yearly cost of a nursing home can range
from  seventy  thousand dollars to one hundred fifteen thousand dollars.
Twenty-four hour home health care can cost more than  twice  this  much.
Many  New  Yorkers  are unable to afford the high cost of long term care
insurance and must rely on Medicaid to pay for the costs of home  health
or nursing home care.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04789-03-0

S. 3127--A                          2

  Congress  recognized  the  public  benefit of social insurance when it
implemented Social Security in order to better  the  condition  of  each
American  at  his  or her retirement and thereafter. Under its constitu-
tion, the state has an obligation to promote the general welfare of  its
citizens by enabling them to access the care they will need in their old
age without having to impoverish themselves. This act is a reflection of
state  concern  for the lack of alternatives to Medicaid that are avail-
able to the citizens of New York in order to  finance  the  astronomical
costs  of  long  term care. Accordingly, it charges the governor and the
legislature with the responsibility of creating a plan that would estab-
lish a system of mandatory long term care insurance for all New Yorkers.
This approach, premised  on  the  principle  of  universal  coverage  in
exchange  for  universal responsibility, will ensure that every resident
of the state receives the protection of long term care  insurance  bene-
fits in his or her old age.
  S  2.  The  insurance law is amended by adding a new section 1117-a to
read as follows:
  S 1117-A. TASK FORCE  ON  UNIVERSAL  LONG  TERM  CARE  INSURANCE.  (A)
CREATION.  A  TASK  FORCE  IS  HEREBY  CREATED TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE
FINANCING AND PROVISIONS OF UNIVERSAL LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE  FOR  ALL
RESIDENTS OF THE STATE.
  (B)  ACTIVITIES.  IN  FORMULATING ITS PLAN, THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TASK
FORCE SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (1) ANALYZING AND REPORTING ON THE CURRENT LONG  TERM  CARE  INSURANCE
OFFERINGS  IN  THE STATE, THEIR AFFORDABILITY AND THE ADEQUACY OF POLICY
BENEFITS;
  (2) DETERMINING HOW INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE  USED  TO
FUND  THE  PURCHASE OF LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF THE
STATE;
  (3) DETERMINING AND DEVELOPING THE BENEFITS  THAT  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED
WITH  AN EMPHASIS ON FLEXIBILITY IN MEETING THE DESIRE OF INDIVIDUALS TO
AGE IN PLACE IN THEIR HOMES;
  (4) DETERMINING HOW BENEFITS SHALL BE ALLOCATED;
  (5) DEVELOPING CRITERIA FOR INSURER PARTICIPATION;
  (6) DEVISING A MEANS FOR ENSURING PORTABILITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS;
  (7) ENSURING THE FINANCIAL STRENGTH OF PARTICIPATING INSURERS; AND
  (8) EVALUATING THE USE OF PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS AS  A  BASIS
FOR DENYING BENEFITS.
  (C) COMPOSITION. THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF EIGHTEEN MEMBERS. THE
TASK  FORCE  SHALL INCLUDE THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, WHO
SHALL SERVE AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE TASK FORCE, AND THE FOLLOWING INDIVID-
UALS OR THEIR DESIGNEES: THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH,
THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, THE COMPTROLLER, THE  ATTORNEY
GENERAL  AND  THE  DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET. THE GOVERNOR,
THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
SHALL  EACH APPOINT THREE MEMBERS, AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE
AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL EACH APPOINT  ONE  MEMBER,
OF WHOM SIX MEMBERS SHALL BE STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE LONG TERM HEALTH CARE
COMMUNITY  AND  THE REMAINING FIVE MEMBERS SHALL INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE EXPERTS IN THE FIELDS OF STATISTICS, ACTUARIAL  SCIENCE,  ECONOMICS,
OR FISCAL AND PUBLIC POLICY, IN ADDITION TO CONSUMER RIGHTS ADVOCATES OR
REPRESENTATIVES OF RETIRED PERSONS, THE ELDERLY OR LONG TERM CARE INSUR-
ANCE PROVIDERS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
  (D)  POWERS  AND  DUTIES.  (1)  THE TASK FORCE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO
RECEIVE FROM ANY DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, AGENCY
OR OTHER INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE STATE OR OF  ANY  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION

S. 3127--A                          3

THEREOF SUCH ASSISTANCE AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE IT PROPERLY TO CARRY OUT
ITS ACTIVITIES HEREUNDER.
  (2)  THE  TASK FORCE SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS, AND AT
THE CALL OF THE CHAIRPERSON.
  (3) THE TASK FORCE SHALL ISSUE A REPORT WITHIN SIX  MONTHS  AFTER  ITS
INITIAL  MEETING DETAILING ITS PROGRESS. THE REPORT SHALL CONTAIN INFOR-
MATION PERTAINING TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE INCLUDING HOW MANY
TIMES THE TASK FORCE HAS CONVENED, THE KEY ISSUES IT HAS  CONSIDERED  AT
ITS  MEETINGS, THE OBSTACLES IT HAS IDENTIFIED (IF ANY) AND A TIME FRAME
WITH BENCH MARKS FOR DELIVERING ITS PLAN.
  (4) THE TASK FORCE SHALL ISSUE AN INTERIM REPORT WITHIN TWELVE  MONTHS
AFTER  ITS  INITIAL  MEETING AND A SECOND INTERIM REPORT WITHIN EIGHTEEN
MONTHS AFTER ITS INITIAL MEETING.  THE  INTERIM  REPORTS  SHALL  CONTAIN
UPDATES  OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE INITIAL REPORT AND ANY OTHER
PERTINENT INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE.
  (5) WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS OF ITS INITIAL MEETING, THE  TASK  FORCE
SHALL  ISSUE  ITS  FINAL  REPORT  WHICH  SHALL  CONTAIN ITS PLAN FOR THE
FINANCING AND PROVISIONS OF LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE FOR  ALL  RESIDENTS
OF THE STATE.
  (6)  COPIES OF THE SIX MONTH REPORT, THE INTERIM REPORTS AND THE FINAL
REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF
THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY. COPIES OF SUCH REPORTS SHALL
ALSO  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND POSTED ON THE OFFICE FOR THE
AGING WEBSITE.
  (7) PRIOR TO ISSUING ITS FINAL REPORT, THE TASK FORCE  SHALL  HOLD  AT
LEAST SIX PUBLIC HEARINGS RELATING TO THE ISSUE OF PROVIDING AND FINANC-
ING  UNIVERSAL  LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE.
THE FIRST TWO HEARINGS SHALL OCCUR WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL
MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMATION  GATHERING  AND
SOLICITING  PUBLIC  OPINION  AND COMMENT. THE THIRD AND FOURTH HEARINGS,
THE PURPOSE OF WHICH SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE TASK FORCE, SHALL  OCCUR
WITHIN  TWELVE  MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE.  THE
LAST TWO HEARINGS SHALL OCCUR NO LATER THAN ONE  MONTH  AFTER  THE  TASK
FORCE  HAS  COMPLETED  ITS  FINAL  REPORT  FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING
PUBLIC OPINION AND COMMENT.
  (8) THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL RECEIVE  NO  COMPENSATION  FOR
THEIR SERVICES, BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES
INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S3127

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee

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2009-S3127 - Details

2009-S3127 - Summary

2009-S3127 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3127 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2009-S3127A (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-S3127A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S3127A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3127A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Senate Bill S3127

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Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2009-S3127 - Details

2009-S3127 - Summary

2009-S3127 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3127 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2009-S3127A (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-S3127A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S3127A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3127A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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