A03145 Summary:
| BILL NO | A03145C |
| SAME AS | SAME AS S02187-B |
| SPONSOR | Carroll (MS) |
| COSPNSR | Benedetto, Abbate, Colton, Gottfried, Jaffee, Peoples-Stokes, Rivera, Rosenthal L, Gunther, Miller MG, Ortiz, Santabarbara, Stirpe, Barrett, Englebright, Mosley, Blake, Dickens, Sayegh, Buttenschon, Frontus, Arroyo, D'Urso, Cruz, Fall, Dinowitz, Crespo, Finch, Crouch, Montesano, Raia, Barron, Griffin |
| MLTSPNSR | Cook, Cusick, DenDekker, Glick, Malliotakis, Perry, Simon |
| Amd 242, Eld L | |
| 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. | |
A03145 Actions:
| BILL NO | A03145C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/28/2019 | referred to aging | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/09/2019 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/02/2019 | amend and recommit to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/02/2019 | print number 3145a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/15/2019 | amend and recommit to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/15/2019 | print number 3145b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/08/2020 | referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/09/2020 | amend and recommit to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/09/2020 | print number 3145c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A03145 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to eligibility under the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow seniors to retain their eligibility in the EPIC program if they have previously qualified but are no longer eligible because of an increase in a public or private pension or social security benefit. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Adds a new paragraph (i) to section 547-b of the elder law to allow an individual to remain eligible for the. EPIC program if they were previ- ously eligible but are no longer solely due to an increase in a public or private pension or an increase in social security benefits. Increase amount cannot exceed consumer price index. JUSTIFICATION: The Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program assists . seniors with the financial burden of prescription drug costs. The already high costs of prescription drugs are still escalating. EPIC has been enormously successful in keeping prescription 'drugs affordable. Specifically, the program provides thousands of seniors with a vital service by paying a portion of their prescription drug costs. Residents 6f New York State who are 65 or older with an annual income up to $35,000 (single) or $50,000 (married.) are eligible. It would be unfair to punish seniors who.were previously eligible for EPIC but are no long- er solely due to a cost of living adjustment. As these income adjust- ments are minimal they should not hinder the eligibility of seniors currently enrolled in the program. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.5149 of 2001-02 - Passed Assembly A.1429 of 2003-04 A..302 of 2005-06 - Passed Assembly A.1396 of 2007 A.7923A of 2007-08 - Passed Assembly A.4451 of 2011-12 A.4305 OF 2014 A:361B OF 2015-16 A.3742 of 2017-18 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Minimal as this will only apply to seniors previously determined eligi- ble. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on Apirl 1st, 2021.
A03145 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3145--C 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2019 ___________ 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, FINCH, CROUCH, MONTESANO, BARRON, GRIFFIN -- 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 -- again reported from said committee with amend- ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Aging in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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 April 1, 2021. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02009-08-0