S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 19, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to state supplement
payments and personal needs allowance for eligible individuals receiv-
ing enhanced residential care
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 131-o of the
social services law, as amended by section 1 of part K of chapter 56 of
the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
(c) in the case of each individual receiving enhanced residential
care, an amount equal to at least:
(I) $207.00 for each month beginning on or after January first, two
thousand [twenty.] TWENTY-TWO;
(II) $223.00 FOR EACH MONTH BEGINNING ON OR AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE;
(III) $243.00 FOR EACH MONTH BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR;
(IV) $262.00 FOR EACH MONTH BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE;
(V) $281.00 FOR EACH MONTH BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX; AND
(VI) $300.00 FOR EACH MONTH BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN.
§ 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 209 of the social
services law, as amended by section 2 of part K of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
(e) [On and after] (I) (1) FROM January first, two thousand [twenty]
TWENTY-TWO TO MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, [(i)] for
an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1,477.00;
and [(ii)] (2) for an eligible couple receiving enhanced residential
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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care, two times the amount set forth in [subparagraph (i)] CLAUSE ONE of
this [paragraph] SUBPARAGRAPH.
(II)(1) FROM APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO TO DECEMBER THIRTY-
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, FOR AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING
ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, $1,484.00; 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 JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE TO DECEMBER
THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, FOR AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL
RECEIVING ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, $1,504.00; 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 JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR TO DECEMBER
THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, FOR AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL
RECEIVING ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, $1,523.00; AND (2) FOR AN ELIGIBLE
COUPLE RECEIVING ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT SET
FORTH IN CLAUSE ONE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
(V) (1) FROM JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE TO DECEMBER THIR-
TY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, FOR AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING
ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, $1,542.00; 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 JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX TO DECEMBER THIR-
TY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, FOR AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING
ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, $1,561.00; AND (2) FOR AN ELIGIBLE COUPLE
RECEIVING ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE, TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN
CLAUSE ONE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as sections 1 and 2 of part K of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020,
takes effect.