What's happening
This bill requires individuals to be New York residents for at least one year to qualify for medical assistance benefits.
Why it matters
Limits immediate access to medical assistance for new residents. , potentially impacting people who have recently moved to New York, including those seeking care for urgent health needs or fleeing unsafe situations.
Could deter individuals from moving to New York for medical reasons. , possibly reducing the number of people relocating to the state for access to its healthcare programs.
May disproportionately affect vulnerable groups. , such as low-income families, the homeless, or those experiencing domestic violence, who might not be able to wait a full year for healthcare benefits.
Could lead to increased administrative work. for health and social services agencies to verify residency duration, potentially increasing bureaucratic hurdles for applicants and government staff alike.
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- Held for consideration in health
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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Require 1-Year Residency for Medicaid
In Senate Committee · Social Services · Sponsor Robert Ortt
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5212
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 7, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to imposing a one year 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 a resident of this state for one year or more.
§ 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
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02269-01-9
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