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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S4641
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D) 16th Senate District
2021-S4641 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S4641 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4641 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to ensuring that temporary protected status beneficiaries continue to receive Medicaid benefits PURPOSE: To allow Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Action for Child- hood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to continue to receive health coverage regardless of federal actions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the social services law by adding a new section 364-k. - Subdivisions 1 and 3 allow temporary protected status beneficiaries' and individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood
2021-S4641 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4641 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 8, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, LIU, MYRIE, PERSAUD, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to ensuring that temporary protected status beneficiaries continue to receive Medicaid benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 364-k to read as follows: § 364-K. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS BENEFICIARY'S BENEFITS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT CANCEL, SUSPEND OR RESCIND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS ISSUED TO A TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS BENEFICIARY IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENDS THE DESIGNATION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EXTEND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS IF THEY MEET ALL REQUIRE- MENTS OTHER THAN THE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION STATUS. 3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT CANCEL, SUSPEND OR RESCIND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS ISSUED TO INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN THE FEDERAL DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS PROGRAM WHEN THE PROGRAM IS ENDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EXTEND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY ENROLLED IN THE FEDERAL DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS PROGRAM IF THEY MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS OTHER THAN THE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION STATUS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06438-01-1
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