New York A 5889: Relates to enacting the worker healthcare protection act

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A05889 Summary:

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Relates to enacting the worker healthcare protection act, for New Yorkers who lose health care coverage from an employer or a joint labor management trust as a result of an active strike, lockout, or other labor dispute.

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02/24/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5889

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the work-
 er health care protection act

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "worker
 2 health care protection act".
 3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 268-i to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 268-i. Worker health care protection act. 1. On or before January
 6 first, two thousand twenty-seven, the marketplace shall establish a
 7 worker health plan access program to assist New Yorkers who lose health
 8 care coverage provided by an employer or a joint labor management trust
 9 as a result of an active strike, lockout, or other labor dispute.
 10 2. Subject to the availability of funding, the marketplace shall
 11 provide enrollment assistance to help maintain coverage for individuals
 12 and their dependents who:
 13 (a) provide a self-attestation regarding loss of minimum essential
 14 health care coverage from an employer or joint labor management trust
 15 fund as a result of an active strike, lockout, or other labor dispute;
 16 and
 17 (b) are eligible for coverage offered through the marketplace.
 18 3. The marketplace may request from an applicable employer, labor
 19 organization, or other appropriate representative information to deter-
 20 mine the status of a strike, lockout, or labor dispute, its impact to
 21 coverage, and any other information determined by the marketplace as
 22 necessary to conduct outreach and determine eligibility for federal and
 23 state subsidies offered through the marketplace. An applicable employer,
 24 labor organization, or other appropriate representative shall provide to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07333-01-5

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 1 the marketplace any such information requested by the marketplace pursu-
 2 ant to this subdivision.
 3 4. The marketplace shall establish a process for providing outreach
 4 and enrollment assistance, and may establish additional procedural
 5 requirements to administer the program established pursuant to subdivi-
 6 sion one of this section.
 7 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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