Senate Bill S3233

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to additional state payment assistance

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee


  • 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-S3233 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2594
Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §213, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6856, A7803
2023-2024: S4780, A2468

2021-S3233 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to additional state payment assistance; provides that where there is no agreement in effect for federal administration of additional state payments the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance is responsible for providing assistance to applicants for or recipients of such payments as it relates to applying for, modifying or maintaining such benefits.

2021-S3233 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3233 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3233
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to additional state
   payment assistance
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 213 to read as follows:
   § 213. ADDITIONAL STATE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE. 1. IF THERE IS  NO  AGREE-
 MENT  IN  EFFECT FOR FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL STATE PAYMENTS
 PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS TITLE,  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF  THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL BE RESPONSI-
 BLE FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO APPLICANTS FOR  OR  RECIPIENTS  OF  SUCH
 PAYMENTS  AS  IT  RELATES TO APPLYING FOR, MODIFYING OR MAINTAINING SUCH
 BENEFITS IN ORDER TO ENSURE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION BY  ELIGIBLE  INDIVID-
 UALS.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL CONTRACT WITH ONE OR MORE NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 PROVIDERS THAT HAVE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE WITH  SERVING  INDIVIDUALS  WITH
 DISABILITIES  AND,  AVAILABILITY  AND  ACCESSIBILITY  TO THIS PARTICULAR
 POPULATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUCH  ASSISTANCE  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH THIS SECTION.
   2. SUCH ASSISTANCE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) ASSISTING
 WITH  MEETING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING GATHERING DOCUMENTATION
 WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OR THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL
 OF BENEFITS; (B) EXPLAINING RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION AS IT RELATES  TO  AN
 INDIVIDUAL'S  BENEFIT  TO HELP ENSURE INDIVIDUALS UNDERSTAND THEIR BENE-
 FITS AND ARE RECEIVING THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF BENEFITS; (C)  ASSISTING
 INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS THE FAIR HEARING PROCESS BY SECURING ANY NECESSARY
 DOCUMENTATION  AND PROVIDING REFERRALS FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY; (D) PROVIDING
 THE OPTION OF IN PERSON ASSISTANCE AND  WHEN NECESSARY,  PROVIDING  SUCH
 ASSISTANCE AT THE INDIVIDUAL'S RESIDENCE OR OTHER APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS,
 SUCH AS A HOSPITAL; AND (E) IDENTIFYING ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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