Senate Bill S3005

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the expanded pharmaceutical insurance coverage panel

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S3005 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6450
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§240, 241, 242 & 250, add §242-a, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4603, A5422

2023-S3005 - Summary

Creates the expanded pharmaceutical insurance coverage panel, to be responsible for expanding pharmaceutical insurance coverage.

2023-S3005 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3005 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3005
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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  improving  and  expanding
   the  pharmaceutical  insurance  coverage  program for certain medicare
   enrollees

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 240 of the elder law is amended to read as follows:
   §  240. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the
 "program for [elderly] EXPANDED pharmaceutical insurance coverage".
   § 2. Subdivisions 3 and 8 of section 241 of the elder law, subdivision
 8 as added by section 2 of part A of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011  and
 as  renumbered by section 3 of part T of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012,
 are amended to read as follows:
   3. "Income" shall mean "household gross income" as defined in the real
 property tax circuit breaker credit program,  pursuant  to  subparagraph
 (C) of paragraph one of subsection (e) of section six hundred six of the
 tax  law,  but  only  shall include the income of program applicants and
 spouses and shall exclude the income of other members of the  household,
 BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY INCREASE IN INCOME DERIVED FROM SOCIAL SECURI-
 TY  INCOME  OR PENSION BENEFITS THAT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR DUE
 SOLELY TO A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT PROVIDED BY THE  PROGRAM  ADMINIS-
 TRATORS.
   8.  "Medicare  part  D  excluded drug classes" shall mean any drugs or
 classes of drugs, or their medical uses, which are described in  section
 1927(d)(2)  or  1927(d)(3)  of the federal social security act, with the
 exception of smoking cessation agents AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSED IN
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   § 3. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 242-a to read as
 follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01416-01-3
 S. 3005                             2
              

2023-S3005A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6450
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§240, 241, 242 & 250, add §242-a, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4603, A5422

2023-S3005A - Summary

Creates the expanded pharmaceutical insurance coverage panel, to be responsible for expanding pharmaceutical insurance coverage.

2023-S3005A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3005A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3005--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Aging  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the elder law, in relation to improving and expanding
   the pharmaceutical insurance coverage  program  for  certain  medicare
   enrollees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 240 of the elder law is amended to read as follows:
   § 240. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as  the
 "program for [elderly] EXPANDED pharmaceutical insurance coverage".
   § 2. Subdivisions 3 and 8 of section 241 of the elder law, subdivision
 8  as added by section 2 of part A of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011 and
 as renumbered by section 3 of part T of chapter 56 of the laws of  2012,
 are amended to read as follows:
   3. "Income" shall mean "household gross income" as defined in the real
 property  tax  circuit  breaker credit program, pursuant to subparagraph
 (C) of paragraph one of subsection (e) of section six hundred six of the
 tax law, but only shall include the income  of  program  applicants  and
 spouses  and shall exclude the income of other members of the household,
 BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY INCREASE IN INCOME DERIVED FROM SOCIAL SECURI-
 TY INCOME OR PENSION BENEFITS THAT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS  YEAR  DUE
 SOLELY  TO  A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT PROVIDED BY THE PROGRAM ADMINIS-
 TRATORS.
   8. "Medicare part D excluded drug classes" shall  mean  any  drugs  or
 classes  of drugs, or their medical uses, which are described in section
 1927(d)(2) or 1927(d)(3) of the federal social security  act,  with  the
 exception of smoking cessation agents AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSED IN
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01416-02-4
              

2023-S3005B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6450
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§240, 241, 242 & 250, add §242-a, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4603, A5422

2023-S3005B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the expanded pharmaceutical insurance coverage panel, to be responsible for expanding pharmaceutical insurance coverage.

2023-S3005B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3005B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3005--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Aging  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted  to said committee -- reported favorably from said commit-
   tee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing the expanded
   pharmaceutical insurance coverage panel
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The elder law is amended by adding a new section 242-a to
 read as follows:
   § 242-A. EXPANDED PHARMACEUTICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE PANEL.   1.  THERE
 IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  WITHIN  THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, A PANEL TO BE
 KNOWN AS THE "EXPANDED PHARMACEUTICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE PANEL". FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "THE PANEL" SHALL MEAN  THE  EXPANDED
 PHARMACEUTICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE PANEL.
   2.  THE PANEL SHALL CONSIST OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF
 EDUCATION AND HEALTH, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF  FINANCIAL
 SERVICES, AND THE DIRECTORS OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING AND THE DIVISION
 OF  THE  BUDGET.  EACH  PANEL  MEMBER  MAY DESIGNATE AN OFFICER OF THEIR
 RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE, OR DIVISION TO REPRESENT AND EXERCISE ALL
 THE POWERS OF SUCH PANEL MEMBER AT ANY MEETING OF THE PANEL  FROM  WHICH
 SUCH PANEL MEMBER MAY BE ABSENT.
   3.  THE  DIRECTOR  OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING AND THE COMMISSIONER OF
 HEALTH SHALL SERVE AS CO-CHAIRS OF THE PANEL.
   4. THE PANEL SHALL MEET AT SUCH TIMES  AS  MAY  BE  REQUESTED  BY  THE
 CO-CHAIRS, PROVIDED THAT THE PANEL SHALL MEET AT LEAST TWO TIMES A YEAR.
   5. THE PANEL SHALL:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01416-04-4
              

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