S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9684--A
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 2, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Social Services -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to assisting
persons with medically diagnosed HIV infection; and repealing certain
provisions of such law relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 131-a of the social services law,
as amended by section 1 of part ZZ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is
amended to read as follows:
14. In determining the need for aid provided pursuant to public
assistance programs, each person living with medically diagnosed HIV
infection as defined by the AIDS institute of the department of health
[in social services districts with a population over five million] who
is receiving [services through such district's administrative unit
providing HIV/AIDS services,] public assistance and earned and/or
unearned income, shall not be required to pay more than thirty percent
of his or her monthly earned and/or unearned income toward the cost of
rent that such person has a direct obligation to pay; this provision
shall not apply to room and board arrangements.
§ 2. Subdivision 15 of section 131-a of the social services law is
REPEALED.
§ 3. Section 131 of the social services law is amended by adding two
new subdivisions 21 and 22 to read as follows:
21. WHEN NECESSARY, EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL ASSIST
PERSONS WITH MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED HIV INFECTION AS DEFINED BY THE AIDS
INSTITUTE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (I) SECURE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTA-
TION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE, (II) ARRANGE FOR REQUIRED
FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS TO BE CONDUCTED DURING HOME VISITS OR AT OTHER
APPROPRIATE SITES, AND (III) BY PROVIDING REFERRALS FOR SERVICES AS WELL
AS OTHER RESOURCES AND MATERIALS AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-TWO
OF THIS SECTION.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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22. THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SHALL
CREATE, MAINTAIN, AND PERIODICALLY UPDATE INFORMATION ON THE OFFICE'S
WEBSITE REGARDING RESOURCES AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INCLUDING
THE LOCATION OF SUCH SERVICES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO, COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORTS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS SPECIALIZED IN ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS WITH MEDICALLY DIAG-
NOSED HIV INFECTION AS DEFINED BY THE AIDS INSTITUTE OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH, TO BE UTILIZED BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS. SUCH
INFORMATION SHALL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE.
§ 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that if section 1 of part ZZ of
chapter 59 of the laws of 2018 shall not have taken effect on or before
such date then section one of this act shall take effect on the same
date and in the same manner as such chapter of the laws of 2018, takes
effect.