Bill Text: NY A08264 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of health to seek a waiver from the federal government to authorize undocumented immigrants to purchase unsubsidized health insurance through the New York State of Health Marketplace.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to health [A08264 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A08264-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8264
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 16, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Health
       AN  ACT  to  direct the commissioner of health to seek a waiver from the
         federal government in relation to authorizing undocumented  immigrants
         to  purchase  unsubsidized health insurance through the New York state
         of health marketplace
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The commissioner of health is hereby directed to seek all
    2  federal waivers and other  federal  approvals  from  the  United  States
    3  department  of  health  and  human services or other appropriate federal
    4  department in order to authorize  undocumented  immigrants  to  purchase
    5  unsubsidized  health  insurance  through  the  New  York state of health
    6  marketplace.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11625-01-5