S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6856
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 22, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing the
enhanced residential care benefit for aged, blind and disabled persons
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 209 of the social
services law, as amended by section 2 of part YY of chapter 59 of the
laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
(e) (i) [On and after] (1) FROM January first, two thousand eighteen
TO JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, for an eligible individual
receiving enhanced residential care, [$1,444.00] $1,465.00; and [(ii)]
(2) for an eligible couple receiving enhanced residential care, two
times the amount set forth in CLAUSE ONE OF THIS subparagraph [(i) of
this paragraph].
(II) (1) FROM JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN TO MARCH THIRTY-FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, FOR AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING ENHANCED RESI-
DENTIAL CARE, $1,585.00; AND (2) FOR AN ELIGIBLE COUPLE RECEIVING
ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN CLAUSE ONE
OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
(III) (1) FROM APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TO MARCH THIRTY-FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, FOR AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING ENHANCED
RESIDENTIAL CARE, $1,705.00; AND (2) FOR AN ELIGIBLE COUPLE RECEIVING
ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN CLAUSE ONE
OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
(IV) (1) FROM APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE TO MARCH THIRTY-
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, FOR AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING
ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, $1,825.00; AND (2) FOR AN ELIGIBLE COUPLE
RECEIVING ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN
CLAUSE ONE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(V) (1) FROM APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO TO MARCH THIRTY-
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, FOR AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING
ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, $1,945.00; AND (2) FOR AN ELIGIBLE COUPLE
RECEIVING ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN
CLAUSE ONE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
(VI) (1) FROM APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE TO MARCH THIRTY-
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, FOR AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING
ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, $2,065.00; AND (2) FOR AN ELIGIBLE COUPLE
RECEIVING ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN
CLAUSE ONE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
§ 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.