New York A00841 allows the health commissioner to exclude certain non-recurring income from eligibility calculations for elderly pharmaceutical.

New York A00841 amends the elder law to redefine "income" for the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program. It specifies that "income" includes household gross income, excluding other household members' income, but allows the commissioner of health to exclude certain non-recurring items. These items include, but are not limited to, a retiree's previous year's wages and non-recurring distributions from an individual retirement account. The bill aims to prevent these non-recurring items from artificially inflating the availability of funds for current needs.

New York A00841 allows the health commissioner to exclude certain non-recurring income from eligibility calculations for elderly pharmaceutical.

New York A00841 amends the elder law to redefine "income" for the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program. It specifies that "income" includes household gross income, excluding other household members' income, but allows the commissioner of health to exclude certain non-recurring items. These items include, but are not limited to, a retiree's previous year's wages and non-recurring distributions from an individual retirement account. The bill aims to prevent these non-recurring items from artificially inflating the availability of funds for current needs.