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Assembly Bill A5474

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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2009-A5474 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1297
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง618, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S311

2009-A5474 (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-A5474 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5474

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on 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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