STATE OF NEW YORK
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2618
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 22, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- 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 the powers of the commis-
sioner of health in administering the elderly pharmaceutical insurance
coverage program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 244 of the elder law, as added by
2 section 3-h of part A of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 4. implementing alternative program improvements for the efficient and
5 effective operation of the program in accordance with the provisions of
6 this title, which shall include, but not be limited to, the establish-
7 ment and maintenance of an electronic online system for registration
8 into the program. The existence of the electronic online system author-
9 ized by this section shall not require applicants to utilize such
10 system;
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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