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Assembly Bill A5875

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that the "look back" period for medical assistance eligibility for transfer of real property commences on filing certificate of transfer

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2015-A5875 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง366, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7215
2011-2012: A3673
2013-2014: A4432
2017-2018: A6337
2019-2020: A6958
2021-2022: A5879
2023-2024: A4228
2025-2026: A6114

2015-A5875 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the "look back" period for medical assistance eligibility for transfer of real property commences on filing the certificate of transfer with the county clerk.

2015-A5875 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5875

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. FINCH, BUTLER, KOLB -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to determining  the
  "look back" period for medical assistance eligibility

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 366 of the social
services law, as amended by section 25 of part C of chapter 109  of  the
laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) In determining the initial or continuing eligibility of any person
for  assistance  under this title, there shall be included in the amount
of resources considered available to such person the uncompensated value
of any resource transferred prior to the date of application for medical
assistance as specified in paragraphs (b), (c),  (d)  and  (e)  of  this
subdivision, and such person shall be ineligible for such assistance for
such  period  or  periods  as  specified  in this subdivision.   FOR THE
PURPOSES OF DETERMINING MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE  ELIGIBILITY,  THE  DATE  OF
TRANSFER,  SHALL  BE DEEMED AS THE DATE IN WHICH THE CERTIFICATE OF REAL
PROPERTY TRANSFER IS FILED WITH THE  CLERK  IN  THE  COUNTY  WHERE  SUCH
TRANSACTION HAS OCCURRED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09662-01-5

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