Assembly Bill A4676

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Grants 1 year of medical assistance eligibility to aliens residing in US since 1972, but unable to prove citizenship or permanent resident status

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  • 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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2011-A4676 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง122, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7651

2011-A4676 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants one year of medical assistance eligibility to residents of the state who can prove that they have continuously resided in the United States since December 31, 1972, but cannot prove United States citizenship or permanent resident alien status.

2011-A4676 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4676

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  P. RIVERA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  granting  one
  year of medical assistance eligibility to certain aliens

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 122 of the social services law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
  (I) A PERSON RESIDING IN THE STATE WHO CAN PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF CONTIN-
UOUS  RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST,
NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO, BUT WHO IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION
OF CITIZENSHIP OR LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS  SHALL,  IF  OTHERWISE
ELIGIBLE, BE ELIGIBLE FOR ONE YEAR OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00421-01-1

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