Assembly Bill A3742

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to income eligibility under the EPIC program

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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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2017-A3742 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5406
Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §242, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6646
2011-2012: A4451
2013-2014: A4305
2015-2016: A3618
2019-2020: A3145, S2187
2021-2022: A928, S3483

2017-A3742 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that an individual shall not become ineligible under the EPIC program due to an increase in social security benefits or a public or private pension where such increase does not exceed the consumer price index.

2017-A3742 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3742
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CARROLL, BENEDETTO, ABBATE, COLTON, GOTTFRIED,
   TITONE, JAFFEE, PEOPLES-STOKES, RIVERA, ROSENTHAL, KAVANAGH,  GUNTHER,
   M. G. MILLER,  ORTIZ,  MOYA,  SANTABARBARA, SKOUFIS, BRINDISI, STIRPE,
   BARRETT -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  COOK,  CUSICK,  FARRELL,
   GLICK,  MALLIOTAKIS, PERRY, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in  relation  to  eligibility  under  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. Subdivision 3 of section 242 of the elder law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
   (I) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DETERMINED  TO  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR  ASSISTANCE
 UNDER  THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT BECOME INELIGIBLE BASED UPON INCOME SOLELY
 BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN EITHER A  PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE  PENSION  OR  AN
 INCREASE IN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AS PROVIDED UNDER FEDERAL LAW WHERE
 SUCH INCREASE DOES NOT EXCEED THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (ALL ITEMS UNITED
 STATES CITY AVERAGE) FOR SUCH YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08463-01-7

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