Eliminates waiting period for children under 19 enrolling in child health insurance plan.

New York S10228 amends the public health law to remove the prospective enrollment waiting period for children under the age of nineteen enrolling in the child health insurance plan program. The bill ensures that a child is enrolled retroactively to the first day of the month in which they are approved for coverage, regardless of the timing of any enrollment period. This change applies to all eligible children who submit a completed and signed application.

Eliminates waiting period for children under 19 enrolling in child health insurance plan.

New York S10228 amends the public health law to remove the prospective enrollment waiting period for children under the age of nineteen enrolling in the child health insurance plan program. The bill ensures that a child is enrolled retroactively to the first day of the month in which they are approved for coverage, regardless of the timing of any enrollment period. This change applies to all eligible children who submit a completed and signed application.