NY State Senate Bill 2023-S329

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2024	referred to health
Jan 17, 2023	reported and committed to finance
Jan 04, 2023	referred to health

Votes

- Jan 17, 2023 - Health Committee Vote
  S329
  
  12
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Health Committee Vote: Jan 17, 2023
      
      aye (12)
      
      Brouk
      
      Felder
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Mannion
      
      Martins
      
      May
      
      Myrie
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Salazar
      
      Thomas
      
      Webb
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Ashby
      
      Gallivan
      
      Stec

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2023-S329 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7180
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §366, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S8438, A9294

2023-S329 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides eligibility for medical assistance benefits for infants up to age three.

2023-S329 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S329

SPONSOR: RIVERA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to medical assist-
ance eligibility of infants up to the age of three years

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To extend continuous Medicaid coverage of infants from up to one year to
up to three years for families whose income does not exceed 200% of the
federal poverty line.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends Social Services Law section 366 subparagraphs 2 and 3
of paragraph b subdivision 1 by increasing the age of Medicaid eligibil-
ity for infants from one year to three years with a family income of up
to 200% of the federal poverty line.

Section 2 amends Social Services Law section 366 subparagraphs 2 and 4

of paragraph b subsection 4 by retaining an infant's Medicaid eligibil-
ity for three years after birth if the pregnant mother was deemed eligi-
ble at the time of the child's birth.

Section 3 is the effective date: 180 days after it becomes law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Healthcare coverage for infants, particularly for Medicaid-eligible
recipients, is extremely important to their wellbeing. This bill would
ensure infants remain eligible for Medicaid coverage for up to three
years after birth.

The first three years of a child's birth is considered a critical period
for a child's lifelong development. Continuous Medicaid coverage for the
child during this period would ensure stable monitoring of their health.
Furthermore, automatically extending eligibility to an infant whose
mother was Medicaid eligible at the time of the child's birth will
bridge the gap in coverage for mothers who may be transitioning above
the poverty line.

In general, extending Medicaid coverage without the administrative
burden of re-applying will undoubtedly result in more medical visits and
better health outcomes for infants and peace of mind for parents and
families of young children.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022 - S8438 (Rivera) - Reported to Rules 2021 - S8438 (Rivera) -
Referred to Health

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the commissioner of
health shall make regulations and take actions reasonably necessary to
implement this act on that date, including taking all steps necessary
and using best efforts to secure federal financial participation for
eligible beneficiaries under title XIX of the social security act, for
the purposes of this act, including the prompt submission of appropriate
amendments to the medical assistance state plan.

2023-S329 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    329
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- 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 medical  assist-
   ance eligibility of infants up to the age of three years

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraphs 2 and 3 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1  of
 section  366 of the social services law, as added by section 1 of part D
 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   (2) A pregnant woman or an infant younger than [one year] THREE  YEARS
 of  age  is  eligible for standard coverage if his or her MAGI household
 income does not exceed the MAGI-equivalent of two hundred percent of the
 federal poverty line for the applicable  family  size,  which  shall  be
 calculated  in  accordance  with guidance issued by the secretary of the
 United States department of health and  human  services,  or  an  infant
 younger  than  [one  year]  THREE YEARS of age who meets the presumptive
 eligibility requirements of subdivision four of  section  three  hundred
 sixty-four-i of this title.
   (3)  A child who is at least [one year] THREE YEARS of age but younger
 than nineteen years of age is eligible for standard coverage if  his  or
 her  MAGI  household  income  does not exceed the MAGI-equivalent of one
 hundred thirty-three percent of the federal poverty line for the  appli-
 cable family size, which shall be calculated in accordance with guidance
 issued  by  the  Secretary of the United States department of health and
 human services, or a child who is at least [one year] THREE YEARS of age
 but younger than nineteen years of age who meets the presumptive  eligi-
 bility  requirements of subdivision four of section three hundred sixty-
 four-i of this title.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02234-01-3
 S. 329                              2

 
   § 2. Subparagraphs 2 and 4  of  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  4  of
 section  366 of the social services law, as added by section 2 of part D
 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   (2) A child born to a woman eligible for and receiving medical assist-
 ance  on  the  date of the child's birth shall be deemed to have applied
 for medical assistance and to have been found eligible for such  assist-
 ance  on  the date of such birth and to remain eligible for such assist-
 ance for a period of [one year] THREE YEARS, so long as the child  is  a
 member  of the woman's household and the woman remains eligible for such
 assistance or would remain eligible for  such  assistance  if  she  were
 pregnant.
   (4) An infant eligible under subparagraph two or four of paragraph (b)
 of  subdivision one of this section who is receiving medically necessary
 in-patient services for which medical assistance is provided on the date
 the child attains [one year] THREE  YEARS  of  age,  and  who,  but  for
 attaining  such  age, would remain eligible for medical assistance under
 such subparagraph, shall continue to remain eligible until  the  end  of
 the stay for which in-patient services are being furnished.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the commissioner of
 health shall make regulations and take actions reasonably  necessary  to
 implement  this  act  on that date, including taking all steps necessary
 and using best efforts  to   secure   federal financial    participation
 for   eligible beneficiaries under title XIX of the social security act,
 for the purposes of  this  act,   including   the prompt  submission  of
 appropriate amendments to the medical assistance state plan.

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Senate Bill S329

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

Jan 17, 2023 - Health Committee Vote

Health Committee Vote: Jan 17, 2023

co-Sponsors

2023-S329 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S329 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S329 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S329 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Gustavo Rivera

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

co-Sponsors

Kevin Thomas

2023-S329 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S329 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S329 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S329 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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