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Assembly Bill A9320

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to medical assistance for certain inmates at local and state corrections facilities

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2015-A9320 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง366, Soc Serv L

2015-A9320 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the state shall seek federal authority to provide Medicaid coverage for transition services for high need inmates during the thirty days prior to release.

2015-A9320 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9320

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to medical  assist-
  ance for certain inmates at local or state correctional facilities

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 366 of the social services  law,
as  added  by  chapter  355  of  the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
  1-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the event  that  a
person  who  is  an inmate of a state or local correctional facility, as
defined in section two of the correction law, was in receipt of  medical
assistance pursuant to this title immediately prior to being admitted to
such  facility, such person shall remain eligible for medical assistance
while an inmate, except that no medical assistance  shall  be  furnished
pursuant  to  this  title  for  any care, services, or supplies provided
during such time as the person is an  inmate;  provided,  however,  that
nothing  herein  shall  be deemed as preventing the provision of medical
assistance for inpatient hospital services furnished to an inmate  at  a
hospital outside of the premises of such correctional facility OR PURSU-
ANT  TO  OTHER  FEDERAL  AUTHORITY  AUTHORIZING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE TO AN INMATE OF A STATE OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY DURING
THE THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO RELEASE, to the extent that  federal  financial
participation  is available for the costs of such services. Upon release
from such facility, such  person  shall  continue  to  be  eligible  for
receipt  of  medical  assistance  furnished pursuant to this title until
such time as the person is determined  to  no  longer  be  eligible  for
receipt  of such assistance. To the extent permitted by federal law, the
time during which such person is an inmate shall not be included in  any
calculation of when the person must recertify his or her eligibility for
medical assistance in accordance with this article. THE STATE SHALL SEEK
FEDERAL   AUTHORITY  TO  PROVIDE  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE  FOR  TRANSITIONAL
SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEDICAL,  PRESCRIPTION,  AND  CARE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14078-02-6

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