NY S02330

Expands eligibility for comprehensive pharmaceutical insurance coverage under Elder Law Section 242 to include unmarried residents eligible for or receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits with income ≤ $20,000 and married residents with combined spousal income ≤ $26,000

Expands eligibility for catastrophic pharmaceutical insurance coverage under Elder Law Section 248 to include unmarried residents eligible for or receiving SSDI benefits with income between $20,000-$35,000 and married residents with combined spousal income between $26,000-$50,000

Requires redetermination of eligibility for both comprehensive and catastrophic coverage at least every twenty-four months

Takes effect 180 days after enactment; allows the executive director of the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage panel to immediately promulgate necessary rules and regulations