Bill Text: NY A02286 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for a ninety day eligibility limitation on medical services not mandated by federal law.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to social services [A02286 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A02286-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2286
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 14, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, GABRYSZAK -- Multi-Sponsored by --
         M. of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Social
         Services
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social services law, in relation to eligibility
         limitations on certain medical services not mandated by federal law
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 117 of the social services law is amended by adding
    2  a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
    3    4.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR ANY
    4  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  ELIGIBILITY  FOR  MEDICAL
    5  ASSISTANCE  AS PROVIDED UNDER TITLE ELEVEN OF ARTICLE FIVE OF THIS CHAP-
    6  TER OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISIONS THEREOF, NO PERSON SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
    7  MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DURING THE FIRST NINETY DAYS  AFTER  SUCH  PERSON  IS
    8  DEEMED  ENROLLED  FOR  SUCH MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES IF SUCH SERVICES
    9  ARE NOT MANDATED SERVICES UNDER FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION.
   10    S 2. The commissioner of health is authorized and  directed  to  apply
   11  for  any and all federal waivers required to implement the provisions of
   12  subdivision 4 of section 117 of the social services law.
   13    S 3. The commissioner of health shall promulgate any and all rules and
   14  regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this  act
   15  including,  but  not  limited  to, developing a services and eligibility
   16  plan and distributing the same to local social services districts.
   17    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
   18  subdivision  4  of  section  117  of the social services law as added by
   19  section one of this act shall not  take  effect  unless  and  until  the
   20  commissioner  of  health  receives all necessary approvals under federal
   21  law and regulation to implement its provisions, and provided  that  such
   22  provisions do not prevent the receipt of federal financial participation
   23  under  the medical assistance program; provided that the commissioner of
   24  health shall notify the legislative bill drafting  commission  upon  the
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02335-01-1
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    1  occurrence  of the enactment of the legislation provided for in this act
    2  in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely  effec-
    3  tive data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York
    4  in furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legisla-
    5  tive law and section 70-b of the public officers law.