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History
- Signed chap.27
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.10
- Substituted for A9165
- Referred to health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Amended on third reading (t) 6421a
- Ordered to third reading cal.32
- Referred to rules
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Relates to retroactive enrollment in child health insurance plans
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Richard Gottfried
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the date of enrollment in the child health insurance plan
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to amend Chapter 577 of the laws of 2015 related to allow a family to sign-up for Child Health Plus and enroll the child retroactively to the first day of the month in which the child is horn
Summary of provisions
This bill would allow coverage under Child Health Plus to take effect retroactively to the first day of the month in which a child is born who meets the eligibility criteria as determined by an approved organization or the health insurance exchange marketplace, provided that the applicant for insurance submits a completed and signed application and required information and documentation within sixty days of the child's birth.
Justification
Current provisions of the Public Health Law establishing the Child Health Plus (CHP) program allow children to be presumed eligible and temporarily enrolled under CHP, if, based on preliminary information they appear to be meet income eligibility standards. Once enrolled, coverage takes place on the first date of the enrollment period following the date of a presumed eligibility determination; this creates a coverage gap from the point of application that can be 30 days. Chapter 577 of the Laws of 2015 provided coverage at the point of eligibility determination consistent with other publicly funded coverage programs. This bill would amend the chapter to provide that a child would be presumed eligible for CHIP and enrolled retroactively to the first of the month in which the child was born. The effective date is extended from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2017 pursuant to a request from the department of health to have the ability to construct system updates to the state marketplace database.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as Chapter 577 of the laws of 2015 takes effect.
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