What's happening
This bill requires automatic reinstatement of public assistance for individuals leaving mandated residential drug treatment, without reapplying.
Why it matters
Reduces gaps in support for vulnerable individuals. By ensuring public assistance resumes immediately after leaving mandated residential drug treatment, the bill helps prevent interruptions in access to essentials like housing, food, and healthcare during a critical transition period.
Removes bureaucratic barriers to recovery. Eliminating the need to reapply for public assistance reduces administrative hurdles that can delay or discourage access to aid, supporting smoother reentry into the community and potentially lowering relapse risk.
Promotes coordination between treatment facilities and social services. Mandating collaboration ensures that individuals are re-enrolled in assistance programs before discharge, fostering better planning and continuity of care.
Targets both cash and non-cash benefits. The bill explicitly covers reinstatement for all forms of public assistance, addressing the full spectrum of needs for individuals leaving treatment, not just monetary support.
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Restore Benefits After Treatment
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- Referred to social services
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STATE OF NEW YORK
10368
IN ASSEMBLY
May 4, 2020
Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the automatic reinstatement of public assistance following the completion of residential drug treatment
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 131-y to read as follows:
§ 131-y. Automatic reinstatement of public assistance following the completion of residential drug treatment. 1. Any individual who has been placed in a mandated residential treatment facility and has had his or her public assistance suspended as a result of such placement shall not be required to reapply for public assistance when such placement has ended and shall be automatically reenrolled in both a cash and non-cash public assistance program beginning on and after the day of release from such facility.
2. Residential treatment facilities shall work in conjunction with the department to provide the necessary services and assistance to ensure such individuals who require the reinstatement of public assistance after release from a facility pursuant to this section are re-enrolled in cash and non-cash public assistance programs prior to their release from such facility.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16315-01-0
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