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A2004Assembly2017-2018 Session

Require 90-Day Residency for Medicaid

Official title

“Imposes a ninety day residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance”

Sponsor Robin SchimmingerAD-140Affects Health
Status
In Assembly Committee
Social Services
Impact
7/10
Significant
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Social Services

What's happening

This bill requires individuals to reside in New York for at least 90 days before becoming eligible for state medical assistance.

Why it matters

  1. Could delay access to essential healthcare. for new arrivals, including people moving to New York for work, family, or safety, potentially putting their health at risk during the first 90 days of residency.

  2. May disproportionately impact vulnerable populations,. such as homeless individuals, domestic violence survivors, or those fleeing emergencies, who might be unable to prove residency or wait three months for coverage.

  3. Could reduce immediate costs to the state. by limiting the number of people eligible for medical assistance in the short term, but might lead to higher long-term costs if individuals delay care and develop more serious health issues.

  4. Creates administrative challenges. for local agencies and healthcare providers, who will need to verify residency duration, potentially increasing paperwork, processing times, and the risk of errors or wrongful denials.

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Require 90-Day Residency for Medicaid

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Robin Schimminger

Assembly Member · Assembly District 140

History

  1. Referred to social services
  2. Referred to social services

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

2004

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 17, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GIGLIO, HOOPER, MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to imposing a ninety day residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 117 of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:

4. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the foregoing subdivisions of this section or any other provision of law, for the purposes of eligibility for medical assistance pursuant to title eleven of article five of this chapter or any successor provisions thereof, no person shall be eligible therefor unless such person shall have been ninety days or more a resident of this state.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately the commissioner of health is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective date on or before such date.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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LBD05817-01-7

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