Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to correction |
Feb 13, 2009 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A5474
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BOYLAND
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2009-A5474 (ACTIVE) - Details
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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