Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 21, 2017 |
signed chap.256 |
Aug 09, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2017 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.411 substituted for a7927 |
Jun 19, 2017 |
substituted by s5807 |
Jun 15, 2017 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.411 rules report cal.411 reported |
Jun 14, 2017 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 05, 2017 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 19, 2017 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A7927
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S5807 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
Michael DenDekker
2017-A7927 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5807
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §67.09, Ment Hyg L
2017-A7927 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7927 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 19, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to eligibility for dependents of military service members for certain developmental disa- bility services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 67.09 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chap- ter 488 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: § 67.09 Medicaid home and community based services eligibility for dependents of certain military [servicemembers] SERVICE MEMBERS. (A) A dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United States or the organized militia of the state, who is a legal resident of this state, having previously been determined to be eligible for develop- mental disability services provided by the [federal Department of Health and Human Services] OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (OPWDD), including waiver services provided under the home and community based services programs authorized under Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act, shall retain eligibility for those developmental disabili- ty services as long as he or she remains a legal resident of the state, regardless of having left the state due to the [servicemember's] SERVICE MEMBER'S military assignment outside the state, and as long as he or she is otherwise eligible for such services. [A dependent who resides out- of-state may be placed on the waiting list for developmental disabili- ties services if the dependent left the state due to the servicemember's military assignment outside the state.] (B) FOR DEPENDENTS WHO RECEIVED DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES AND WHO LEFT THE STATE DUE TO THE MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER'S MILITARY ASSIGN- MENT OUTSIDE THE STATE, UPON THE DEPENDENT'S RETURN TO THE STATE AND WHEN A REQUEST FOR SERVICES IS MADE OPWDD SHALL: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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