Assembly Bill A10664

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state public health care option program; and establishes the New York state public health care option program fund

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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-A10664 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2 Title 3-A §§245 - 245-d, Pub Health L; add §99-pp, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4267

2021-A10664 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state public health care option program to provide a comprehensive and affordable health care insurance option for all residents of this state; establishes the New York state public health care option program fund.

2021-A10664 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10664
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Zebrowski)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
   New  York  state  public  health care option program; and to amend the
   state finance law, in relation to  establishing  the  New  York  state
   public health care option program fund

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 2 of the public health law is amended by  adding  a
 new title 3-A to read as follows:
                                TITLE III-A
             NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE OPTION PROGRAM
 SECTION 245.   DEFINITIONS.
         245-A. PUBLIC OPTION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
         245-B. POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER.
         245-C. MEMBER COSTS; LIMITATIONS.
         245-D. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
   §  245.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED IN THIS TITLE THE TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "BOARD" MEANS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NEW  YORK  STATE  PUBLIC
 HEALTH CARE OPTION PROGRAM.
   2.  "COST  SHARING  EXPENSE"  MEANS DEDUCTIBLES, CO-INSURANCE, CO-PAY-
 MENTS, OR ANY OTHER REQUIRED SIMILAR EXPENSE INCURRED BY A MEMBER. "COST
 SHARING EXPENSE" SHALL NOT INCLUDE PREMIUMS OR ANY EXPENSES  RELATED  TO
 SERVICES OR PROVIDERS THAT ARE OUT OF THE PROGRAM'S NETWORK.
   3. "HEALTH CARE PROVIDER" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO
 PROVIDE MEDICAL AND/OR HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE PROGRAM.
   4. "HEALTH CARE SERVICE" MEANS ANY HEALTH CARE SERVICE, INCLUDING CARE
 COORDINATION, INCLUDED AS A BENEFIT UNDER THE PROGRAM.
   5. "MEMBER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.
   6.  "NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE OPTION PROGRAM", "PUBLIC OPTION
 PROGRAM", AND "PROGRAM" MEAN THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  CARE
 OPTION  PROGRAM  CREATED  BY  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE-A OF THIS
 TITLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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