Senate Bill S8002

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York state adult cystic fibrosis program

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Current Bill Status Via A8515 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2023-S8002 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8515
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2795, Pub Health L; amd §2, Chap of 2023 (as proposed in S.6521 & A.3089)

2023-S8002 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state adult cystic fibrosis program which consists of administrative support services for the provision of financial assistance for services such as prescription drug costs, device costs, medical care services, behavioral health services, and insurance premiums for the treatment of cystic fibrosis disease and its conditions.

2023-S8002 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8002 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8002
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the New York state
   adult cystic fibrosis program; and to amend a chapter of the  laws  of
   2023,  amending  the  public  health  law relating to the adult cystic
   fibrosis assistance program, as proposed in legislative bills  numbers
   S. 6521 and A. 3089, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2795 of the public health law, as added by a  chap-
 ter  of the laws of 2023, amending the public health law relating to the
 adult cystic fibrosis assistance program,  as  proposed  in  legislative
 bills numbers S. 6521 and A. 3089, is amended to read as follows:
   §  2795.  [Adult]  NEW  YORK  STATE  ADULT  cystic fibrosis assistance
 program. 1. [The commissioner] SUBJECT TO  AVAILABLE  APPROPRIATION  FOR
 THE PURPOSE OUTLINED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE DEPARTMENT shall establish [a]
 AN  ADULT  CYSTIC  FIBROSIS ASSISTANCE program [to reimburse the cost of
 providing health care or health insurance to  eligible  individuals  who
 have], WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK STATE ADULT CYSTIC FIBROSIS
 ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM",  AND WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
 SERVICES FOR THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICES SUCH  AS
 PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS, DEVICE COSTS, MEDICAL CARE SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL
 HEALTH  SERVICES,  AND  INSURANCE  PREMIUMS  FOR THE TREATMENT OF cystic
 fibrosis DISEASE AND ITS CONDITIONS.
   2. [To be a fully eligible individual for whom  health  care  will  be
 provided under this section, such individual:
   (a) shall be at least twenty-one years old;
   (b) shall have been diagnosed as having cystic fibrosis;
   (c) shall have resided in the state for a minimum of twelve continuous
 months immediately prior to application for services under this section;
   (d)  shall  not  be  eligible  for medical benefits under any group or
 individual health insurance policy; and
   (e) shall not be eligible for medical  assistance  pursuant  to  title
 eleven  of  article five of the social services law solely due to earned

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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