Assembly Bill A10637

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for the New York state of health to help veterans ascertain their eligibility for healthcare through the department of veterans affairs

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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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2021-A10637 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8499
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §268-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A1399, S2323

2021-A10637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the New York state of health to help veterans ascertain their eligibility for healthcare through the department of veterans affairs.

2021-A10637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10637
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 6, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request  of  M.  of  A.
   Bichotte Hermelyn) -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Health
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for the
   New York state of health to help veterans ascertain their  eligibility
   for healthcare through the department of veterans affairs

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 268-c of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 26 to read as follows:
   26. ASCERTAIN IF A MARKETPLACE APPLICANT IS  ELIGIBLE  FOR  HEALTHCARE
 THROUGH  THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND, IF ELIGI-
 BLE  FOR  SUCH  HEALTHCARE,  PROVIDE  THE  MARKETPLACE  APPLICANT   WITH
 RESOURCES TO ALLOW THEM TO MEET WITH A LOCAL INTAKE COORDINATOR WITH THE
 UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  VETERANS  AFFAIRS.  SUCH RESOURCES SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,  HELP  SCHEDULING  A  MEETING  WITH  THE
 INTAKE COORDINATOR.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14905-03-2

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