Senate Bill S2750

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for cost of living and marriage penalty adjustments to eligibility standards for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage

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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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2009-S2750 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3697
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง254, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2172, A4136
2013-2014: A5050
2015-2016: A2609
2017-2018: A1363
2019-2020: A2065

2009-S2750 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for cost-of-living and marriage penalty adjustments to eligibility standards for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.

2009-S2750 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2750 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2750

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GOLDEN, ALESI, DeFRANCISCO, LANZA, LARKIN, MAZIARZ,
  NOZZOLIO, PADAVAN, SALAND, SEWARD, SKELOS -- read  twice  and  ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  elder  law,  in  relation to cost of living and
  marriage penalty adjustments to eligibility standards for the  program
  for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage

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

  Section 1. Section 254 of the elder law is amended to read as follows:
  S 254. ADJUSTMENTS. 1. Cost of  living  adjustment.  [1.]  (A)  Within
amounts  appropriated,  the  panel  shall adjust the program eligibility
standards set forth in subdivision two of section two hundred  forty-two
of this title to account for increases in the cost of living.
  [2.]  (B)  The  panel shall further adjust individual and joint income
categories set forth in subdivisions two and four of section two hundred
forty-eight of this title to conform to the adjustments made pursuant to
THIS subdivision [one of this section].
  2. MARRIAGE PENALTY  ADJUSTMENT.    THE  PANEL  SHALL  FURTHER  ADJUST
INCOME,  REGISTRATION FEES, DEDUCTIBLES, AND OTHER PROGRAM COMPONENTS TO
ELIMINATE THE ELIMINATION OF THE EPIC MARRIAGE PENALTY, AS FOLLOWS:
  (A) FOR PURPOSES OF SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND FOUR OF SECTIONS TWO  HUNDRED
FORTY-SEVEN  AND  TWO  HUNDRED  FORTY-EIGHT  OF THIS TITLE, JOINT INCOME
SHALL BE DEFINED AS INCOME, AS SUCH  TERM  IS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO
HUNDRED  FORTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE AND AS ADJUSTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
ONE OF THIS ACTION, DIVIDED BY TWO.
  (B) THE QUARTERLY REGISTRATION FEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO
HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS TITLE, AND  THE  LIMITS  ON  POINT  OF  SALE
CO-PAYMENTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SUCH SECTION, AS
SUCH  ITEMS MAY BE OR HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BY THE PANEL PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
VISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, FOR  EACH
MARRIED  INDIVIDUAL  PROGRAM PARTICIPANT SHALL BE SET AT A LEVEL THAT IS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06339-03-9
              

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