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Senate Bill S5406
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging 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
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2017-S5406 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S5406 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5406
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the elder law, in relation to eligibility under the
program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To allow seniors to retain their eligibility in the EPIC program if
they have previously qualified but are no longer eligible because of
an increase in a public or private pension or social security benefit.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Adds a new paragraph (i) to section 547-b of the elder law to allow an
individual to remain eligible for the EPIC program if they were
previously eligible but are no longer solely due to an increase in a
public or private pension or an increase in social security benefits.
Increase amount cannot exceed consumer price index.
JUSTIFICATION :
The Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program assists
seniors with the financial burden of prescription drug costs. The
already high costs of prescription drugs are still escalating. EPIC
2017-S5406 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5406
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 24, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- 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 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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