Assembly Bill A5879

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides that the "look back" period for medical assistance eligibility for transfer of real property commences on filing certificate of transfer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A5879 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §366, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7215
2011-2012: A3673
2013-2014: A4432
2015-2016: A5875
2017-2018: A6337
2019-2020: A6958
2023-2024: A4228

2021-A5879 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the "look back" period for medical assistance eligibility for transfer of real property commences on filing the certificate of transfer with the county clerk.

2021-A5879 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5879
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to determining the
   "look back" period for medical assistance eligibility
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 366 of the social
 services  law,  as amended by section 25 of part C of chapter 109 of the
 laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) In determining the initial or continuing eligibility of any person
 for assistance under this title, there shall be included in  the  amount
 of resources considered available to such person the uncompensated value
 of any resource transferred prior to the date of application for medical
 assistance  as  specified  in  paragraphs  (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this
 subdivision, and such person shall be ineligible for such assistance for
 such period or periods as  specified  in  this  subdivision.    FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  DETERMINING  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE  ELIGIBILITY, THE DATE OF
 TRANSFER, SHALL BE DEEMED AS THE DATE IN WHICH THE CERTIFICATE  OF  REAL
 PROPERTY  TRANSFER  IS  FILED  WITH  THE  CLERK IN THE COUNTY WHERE SUCH
 TRANSACTION HAS OCCURRED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09792-01-1

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