Assembly Bill A4975

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to medicaid eligibility for youth leaving court ordered placement

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A4975 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง364-i & 364-j, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11020
2011-2012: A1553

2013-A4975 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to medicaid eligibility for youth leaving court ordered placement.

2013-A4975 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4975

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, GIBSON, MILLMAN, BOYLAND -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.   BRENNAN, ROBINSON,  TITONE  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to medicaid eligi-
  bility for youth leaving court ordered placement

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  364-i  of  the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7. YOUTH LEAVING COURT ORDERED PLACEMENT; PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY. (A)
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  YOUTH  WHO
HAVE  BEEN PLACED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OR FOUR OF SECTION 353.3
OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, SHALL BE PRESUMED ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL  ASSIST-
ANCE  UNDER  THIS TITLE BEGINNING ON THE DATE OF THEIR RELEASE FROM SUCH
PLACEMENT.
  (B) SUCH PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY SHALL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLIER OF
THE DAY ON WHICH A DETERMINATION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE ELIGIBILITY
OF THE YOUTH FOR ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE, OR IN THE CASE OF  A
YOUTH  FOR  WHOM AN APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE IS
NOT FILED ON HIS OR HER BEHALF OR WHO DOES NOT FILE AN  APPLICATION  FOR
SUCH  ASSISTANCE,  SIXTY DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF SUCH YOUTH FROM PLACE-
MENT ORDERED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OR FOUR OF SECTION  353.3  OF
THE FAMILY COURT ACT.
  (C) CARE, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED
SIXTY-FIVE-A  OF  THIS  TITLE,  THAT  ARE  FURNISHED TO A YOUTH DURING A
PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY PERIOD UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION BY AN ENTITY  THAT
IS  ELIGIBLE FOR PAYMENTS UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE FOR PURPOSES OF PAYMENT AND STATE REIMBURSEMENT.
  S 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section  364-j  of  the  social
services  law  is  amended  by  adding a new subparagraph (x) to read as
follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02822-01-3
              

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