Assembly Actions -
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May 06, 2014 |
held for consideration in health |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to health |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A941
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KELLNER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-A941 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง4311, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A9495
2013-A941 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 941 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing life- time, premium-free insurance through the Healthy NY program to a person who donates during the course of his or her lifetime THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 4311 to read as follows: S 4311. HEALTH INSURANCE FOR KIDNEY DONORS. ANY PERSON WHO DONATES A KIDNEY AS A LIVE KIDNEY DONOR SHALL BE ELIGIBLE AFTER SUCH DONATION TO RECEIVE HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH THE HEALTHY NY PROGRAM FOR THE DURATION OF SUCH DONOR'S LIFE. THE STATE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF ALL PREMIUMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSURANCE; NEITHER THE DONOR NOR HIS OR HER EMPLOYER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR THE PREMIUMS. INSURANCE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE HEALTHY NY PROGRAM AND SHALL INCLUDE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all live donor kidney donations made on or after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01892-01-3
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