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                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Health
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  providing  life-
         time,  premium-free  insurance  through  the  Healthy  NY program to a
         person who donates during the course of his or her lifetime
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
    2  4311 to read as follows:
    3    S 4311. HEALTH INSURANCE FOR KIDNEY DONORS. ANY PERSON WHO  DONATES  A
    4  KIDNEY  AS  A LIVE KIDNEY DONOR SHALL BE ELIGIBLE AFTER SUCH DONATION TO
    5  RECEIVE HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH THE HEALTHY NY PROGRAM FOR THE DURATION
    6  OF SUCH DONOR'S LIFE. THE STATE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT  OF
    7  ALL PREMIUMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSURANCE; NEITHER THE DONOR NOR HIS
    8  OR  HER  EMPLOYER  SHALL BE LIABLE FOR THE PREMIUMS.  INSURANCE PROVIDED
    9  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE THE  HIGHEST  LEVEL  OF  SERVICES
   10  AVAILABLE  THROUGH THE HEALTHY NY PROGRAM AND SHALL INCLUDE PRESCRIPTION
   11  DRUG COVERAGE.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
   13  live donor kidney donations made on or after such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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