Senate Bill S1297

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that correctional institution officials shall provide instruction to and assist certain prisoners, at least 90 days prior to their release, to apply to receive Medicaid

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S1297 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5474
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §618, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S311

2009-S1297 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that correctional institution officials shall provide instruction to and assist certain prisoners, at least ninety days prior to their release, to apply to receive Medicaid after their release.

2009-S1297 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1297 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1297

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, ADAMS, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY,
  KRUEGER,  PARKER,  PERKINS, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SERRANO, THOMPSON -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction

AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring officials
  in corrections facilities to provide information to and  instruct  and
  assist certain prisoners in applications for Medicaid

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 618 of the correction law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  OFFICIALS  OF  CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION
AND INSTRUCTION TO AND SHALL ASSIST PRISONERS WHO WILL BE RELEASED  FROM
THE  CORRECTIONAL  INSTITUTIONS IN PREPARING AND APPLYING FOR THE HEALTH
INSURANCE PROGRAM KNOWN AS MEDICAID. SUCH  OFFICIALS  SHALL  NOTIFY  ALL
SUCH  PRISONERS,  AT  LEAST  NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR RELEASE FROM THE
INSTITUTION, OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM, HOW TO APPLY TO  RECEIVE  MEDICAID
SO THAT THEY MAY RECEIVE IT AFTER THEIR RELEASE FROM THE INSTITUTION AND
HOW  TO  RECEIVE ASSISTANCE AT THE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION TO APPLY FOR
MEDICAID.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01487-01-9

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