Assembly Actions -
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Mar 07, 2012 |
defeated in crime victims, crime and correction |
Feb 21, 2012 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S311
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2011-S311 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §618, Cor L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S1297
2011-S311 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S311 TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: To assist certain prisoners in applications for Medicaid prior to their release. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 618 of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4, requiring officials of correctional institutions to provide information and instruction to assist prisoners who will be released from the correctional institutions in preparing and applying for the Medicaid program. Officials shall notify all such prisoners, at least ninety days prior to their release, of the Medicaid program, how to apply to receive Medicaid so that they may receive it after their release. JUSTIFICATION: Today's prison inmate receives comprehensive medical care while they serve their time in our correctional institutions. Chronic illnesses, drug addictions, and HIV/AIDS are all treated with trained medical
2011-S311 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 311 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, ADAMS, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY, KRUEGER, PARKER, PERKINS, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SERRANO -- 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. LBD02526-01-1
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