Senate Bill S2161

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Increases local government participation in the Empire Plan Prescription Drug Plan

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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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2015-S2161 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง163-b, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2996
2013-2014: S1202
2017-2018: S1714

2015-S2161 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases local government participation in the Empire Plan Prescription Drug Plan.

2015-S2161 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2161 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2161

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to  increasing  local
  government participation in the Empire Plan Prescription Drug Plan

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

  Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
163-b to read as follows:
  S 163-B. EMPIRE PLAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN. THE PRESIDENT, AS DEFINED
IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION  TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, IS AUTHORIZED TO
PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS PERMITTING ELIGIBLE AGENCIES TO PARTIC-
IPATE IN THE EMPIRE PLAN  PRESCRIPTION  DRUG  PLAN  WITHOUT  BECOMING  A
PARTICIPATING AGENCY UNDER THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03086-01-5


              

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