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Assembly Bill A9156

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to extending the coverage period for medical assistance to a period of one year beginning on the last day of pregnancy

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2019-A9156 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7147
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §366, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A307, S1411

2019-A9156 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the coverage period for medical assistance to a period of one year beginning on the last day of pregnancy.

2019-A9156 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9156
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.   of  A.  GOTTFRIED,  McDONALD,  THIELE,  ABINANTI,
   DE LA ROSA, EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, SIMOTAS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  extending  the
   Medicaid coverage period for pregnancy
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section
 366 of the social services law, as added by section 1 of part D of chap-
 ter 56 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (3) cooperates with the appropriate social services  official  or  the
 department  in  establishing paternity or in establishing, modifying, or
 enforcing a support order with respect to his or  her  child;  provided,
 however,  that  nothing herein contained shall be construed to require a
 payment under this title for care or services, the cost of which may  be
 met in whole or in part by a third party; notwithstanding the foregoing,
 a  social  services  official  shall not require such cooperation if the
 social services official or the department determines that such  actions
 would  be  detrimental  to the best interest of the child, applicant, or
 recipient, or with respect to pregnant women during pregnancy and during
 the sixty-day period, OR ONE YEAR PERIOD IF THERE IS  FEDERAL  FINANCIAL
 PARTICIPATION,  beginning  on  the  last day of pregnancy, in accordance
 with procedures and criteria established by regulations of  the  depart-
 ment consistent with federal law; and
   §  2.  Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 366
 of the social services law, as added by section 2 of part D  of  chapter
 56 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  A  pregnant  woman eligible for medical assistance under subpara-
 graph two or four of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section on
 any day of her pregnancy will continue to be eligible for such care  and
 services  through the end of the month in which the sixtieth day follow-
 ing the end of the pregnancy occurs, OR FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FOLLOW-
 ING  THE  END  OF  THE  PREGNANCY  IF   THERE   IS   FEDERAL   FINANCIAL
 PARTICIPATION,  without regard to any change in the income of the family
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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