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BILL NUMBER:A9062
Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing state supplemental benefits to persons receiving enhanced residential care
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose is to continue to provide a cost of living adjustment (COLA) on the State supplemental benefit for persons receiving enhanced residential care (i.e., recipients in Congregate Care Level 3 facilities).
Summary of specific provisions
This legislation provides that the state payment portion of the monthly SSI benefits for persons receiving enhanced residential care be annually increased by a percentage which is the same as any federal SSI cost of living adjustment.
Existing law
Existing law, which provides for such a COLA on the State supplemental benefit for persons receiving enhanced residential care, expires December 31, 2009.
Justification
In 2006, legislation was enacted into law to provide for an annual COLA on the State supplemental benefit for persons receiving enhanced residential care (i.e., recipients in Congregate Care Level 3 facilities). Such COLA equaled the federal SSI COLA available on or after January first but prior to June thirtieth of each calendar year. The 2006 law expires December 31, 2009, and this proposed legislation merely continues such COLA.
Those who receive enhanced residential care are individuals residing in schools for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled, an adult home, or an enriched housing program. Many of these individuals have physical and psychiatric co-morbidities and thus require additional services to maintain their placement at this level of care.
The reimbursement rate for a SSI resident in an Adult Care Facility (ACF) is only approximately $39 per day. The loss of the COLA would destabilize an already vulnerable part of the adult care service delivery system. Moreover, the loss of a state - and federal COLA if there is no inflationary factor this year due to the recession - will be devastating to these facilities. The COLA may allow the facilities, especially the s
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