S08123 Summary:

BILL NOS08123B
 
SAME ASSAME AS A10494-A
 
SPONSORSANDERS
 
COSPNSRMAY
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Permits any uninsured individual to receive free coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing; such information shall be afforded confidentiality protection.
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S08123 Actions:

BILL NOS08123B
 
03/23/2020REFERRED TO HEALTH
05/21/2020AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
05/21/2020PRINT NUMBER 8123A
07/17/2020AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
07/17/2020PRINT NUMBER 8123B
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S08123 Committee Votes:

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S08123 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S08123 Memo:

Memo not available
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S08123 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         8123--B
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     March 23, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by Sens. SANDERS, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT permitting any uninsured individual to receive  free  coronavirus
          disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision to the  contrary,  any  unin-
     2  sured individual, regardless of immigration status shall be eligible for
     3  coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing at no cost.  All information
     4  collected  pursuant  to  this  act shall be confidential as provided for
     5  under state, federal or any other applicable law related to  the  confi-
     6  dential  treatment  of patient and medical data. Access to such informa-
     7  tion shall be limited and used only to the extent that  the  information
     8  is necessary to protect public health.
     9    §  2.  Funding, within available appropriations, shall be provided for
    10  testing pursuant to section one of this act.
    11    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15976-05-0
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