Assembly Bill A6206

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to seek a waiver from the federal government to authorize undocumented immigrants to purchase unsubsidized health insurance through the New York State of Health Marketplace

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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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2019-A6206 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8264
2017-2018: A5962

2019-A6206 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to seek a waiver from the federal government to authorize undocumented immigrants to purchase unsubsidized health insurance through the New York State of Health Marketplace.

2019-A6206 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6206
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  direct the commissioner of health to seek a waiver from the
   federal government in relation to authorizing undocumented  immigrants
   to  purchase  unsubsidized health insurance through the New York state
   of health marketplace

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The commissioner of health is hereby directed to seek all
 federal waivers and other  federal  approvals  from  the  United  States
 department  of  health  and  human services or other appropriate federal
 department in order to authorize  undocumented  immigrants  to  purchase
 unsubsidized  health  insurance  through  the  New  York state of health
 marketplace.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08173-01-9

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