Assembly Bill A7570

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the application for the medicare savings program

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Current Bill Status Via S8650 - Passed Assembly

  • 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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2023-A7570 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8650
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §367-a, Soc Serv L

2023-A7570 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that low-income subsidy data transmitted from the social security administration to local departments of social services in accordance with section 1144(c)(3) of the federal social security act shall be treated as an application for the medicare savings program, without requiring submission of another application.

2023-A7570 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7570
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the application
   for the medicare savings program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 of section
 367-a  of the social services law, as amended by section 27 of part B of
 chapter 109 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (3) (I) The commissioner of health shall develop a simplified applica-
 tion form, consistent with federal law, for payments  pursuant  to  this
 section.  The commissioner of health, in cooperation with the office for
 the aging, shall publicize the availability of such payments to medicare
 beneficiaries.
   (II) LOW-INCOME SUBSIDY DATA  TRANSMITTED  FROM  THE  SOCIAL  SECURITY
 ADMINISTRATION  TO  LOCAL  DEPARTMENTS  OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION 1144(C)(3) OF THE FEDERAL  SOCIAL  SECURITY  ACT  SHALL  BE
 TREATED  AS  AN  APPLICATION  FOR  THE MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAM, WITHOUT
 REQUIRING SUBMISSION OF ANOTHER APPLICATION. ANY INFORMATION VERIFIED BY
 THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SHALL  BE  ACCEPTED  WITHOUT  FURTHER
 VERIFICATION,  IF  THE  INFORMATION  PROVIDED THROUGH LOW-INCOME SUBSIDY
 DATA SUPPORTS A DETERMINATION OF  ELIGIBILITY  UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION.
 THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL REPORT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS ON THE STATUS
 OF  THE MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAM AND THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
 BY LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 367-a
 of the social services law, as amended by section 4 of part AAA of chap-
 ter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (3) (I) The commissioner of health shall develop a simplified applica-
 tion form, consistent with federal law, for payments  pursuant  to  this
 section.  The commissioner of health, in cooperation with the office for
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11560-01-3

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