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                                  2927--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARRON,  HYNDMAN,  TAYLOR,  WRIGHT,  COLTON,
   DE LA ROSA, D'URSO, FRONTUS, WILLIAMS -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
   A.  ABINANTI,  ARROYO,  COOK,  DAVILA,  GOTTFRIED,  JAFFEE, MONTESANO,
   MOSLEY, O'DONNELL, ORTIZ, PERRY, WALKER -- read once and  referred  to
   the  Committee  on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on
   Ways  and  Means  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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 9 to read as follows:
   9. 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 TWO, TWO-A, THREE OR FOUR OF
 SECTION 353.3 OR SECTION  353.5  OF  THE  FAMILY  COURT  ACT,  SHALL  BE
 PRESUMED  ELIGIBLE  FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 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  TWO,  TWO-A,  THREE  OR  FOUR  OF
 SECTION 353.3 OR SECTION 353.5 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 IS  ELIGIBLE FOR PAYMENTS UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE FOR PURPOSES OF PAYMENT AND STATE REIMBURSEMENT.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amendment  and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  on  or  before
 such date.