Bill Text: NY A03145 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides that an individual shall not become ineligible under the EPIC program due to an increase in social security benefits or a public or private pension where such increase does not exceed the consumer price index.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-09 - print number 3145c [A03145 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A03145-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         3145--A
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 28, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. CARROLL, BENEDETTO, ABBATE, COLTON, GOTTFRIED,
          JAFFEE, PEOPLES-STOKES, RIVERA, L. ROSENTHAL,  GUNTHER,  M. G. MILLER,
          ORTIZ,  SANTABARBARA,  STIRPE,  BARRETT,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  MOSLEY, BLAKE,
          DICKENS, SAYEGH, BUTTENSCHON, FRONTUS,  ARROYO,  D'URSO,  CRUZ,  FALL,
          DINOWITZ, CRESPO, FINCH, CROUCH, MONTESANO, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by
          -- M. of A.  COOK, CUSICK, DenDEKKER, GLICK, MALLIOTAKIS, PERRY, SIMON
          --  read  once  and  referred  to  the Committee on Aging -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the elder law, in  relation  to  eligibility  under  the
          program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 242 of the elder law is amended by
     2  adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
     3    (i) An individual who is determined  to  be  eligible  for  assistance
     4  under  this article shall not become ineligible based upon income solely
     5  because of an increase in either a  public  or  private  pension  or  an
     6  increase in social security benefits as provided under federal law where
     7  such increase does not exceed the consumer price index (all items United
     8  States city average) for such year.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02009-02-9