NY State Senate Bill 2021-S8438

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 17, 2022	reported and committed to rules
Mar 15, 2022	reported and committed to finance
Mar 01, 2022	referred to health

Votes

- Mar 15, 2022 - Health Committee Vote
  S8438
  
  10
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  5
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Health Committee Vote: Mar 15, 2022
      
      aye (10)
      
      Biaggi
      
      Brouk
      
      Cleare
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kaminsky
      
      May
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Thomas
      
      aye wr (5)
      
      Boyle
      
      Gallivan
      
      Oberacker
      
      Rath III
      
      Stec
  May 17, 2022 - Finance Committee Vote
  S8438
  
  22
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: May 17, 2022
      
      aye (22)
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Salazar
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      absent (1)
      
      Parker

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2021-S8438 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9294
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §366, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S329, A7180

2021-S8438 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides eligibility for medical assistance benefits for infants up to age three.

2021-S8438 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8438

SPONSOR: RIVERA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to medical assist-
ance eligibility of infants up to the age of three years

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To extend continuous Medicaid coverage of infants from up to one year to
up to three years for families whose income does not exceed 200% of the
federal poverty line.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

  Section 1 amends Social Services Law section 366 subparagraphs 2 and 3
of paragraph b subdivision 1 by increasing the age of Medicaid eligibil-
ity  for infants from one year to three years with a family income of up
to 200% of the federal poverty line.

  Section 2 amends Social Services Law section 366 subparagraphs 2 and 4

of paragraph b subsection 4 by retaining an infant's Medicaid  eligibil-
ity for three years after birth if the pregnant mother was deemed eligi-
ble at the time of the child's birth.

  Section 3 is the effective date: 180 days after it becomes law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Healthcare  coverage  for  infants,  particularly  for Medicaid eligible
recipients, is extremely  important.  This  bill  would  ensure  infants
remain eligible for Medicaid coverage for up to three years after birth.

The first three years of a child's birth is considered a critical period
for  a  child's  lifelong  development.  Medicaid coverage for the child
during this period would ensure stable monitoring of the infants health.
Furthermore, extending eligibility to an infant whose mother  was  Medi-
caid  eligible  at  the  time  of  the child's birth will bridge the gap
coverage for mothers who may be transition above the poverty line.

In general,  extending  Medicaid  coverage  without  the  administrative
burden of re-applying will undoubtedly result in more medical visits for
infants and peace mind for parents.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This  act  shall  take  effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law.  Effective  immediately,  the  commissioner  of
health  shall  make regulations and take actions reasonably necessary to
implement this act on that date, including taking  all  steps  necessary
and  using  best  efforts  to secure federal financial participation for
eligible beneficiaries under title XIX of the social security  act,  for
the purposes of this act, including the prompt submission of appropriate
amendments to the medical assistance state plan.

2021-S8438 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8438
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to medical  assist-
   ance eligibility of infants up to the age of three years
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subparagraphs 2 and 3 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1  of
 section  366 of the social services law, as added by section 1 of part D
 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   (2) A pregnant woman or an infant younger than [one year] THREE  YEARS
 of  age  is  eligible for standard coverage if his or her MAGI household
 income does not exceed the MAGI-equivalent of two hundred percent of the
 federal poverty line for the applicable  family  size,  which  shall  be
 calculated  in  accordance  with guidance issued by the secretary of the
 United States department of health and  human  services,  or  an  infant
 younger  than  [one  year]  THREE YEARS of age who meets the presumptive
 eligibility requirements of subdivision four of  section  three  hundred
 sixty-four-i of this title.
   (3)  A child who is at least [one year] THREE YEARS of age but younger
 than nineteen years of age is eligible for standard coverage if  his  or
 her  MAGI  household  income  does not exceed the MAGI-equivalent of one
 hundred thirty-three percent of the federal poverty line for the  appli-
 cable family size, which shall be calculated in accordance with guidance
 issued  by  the  Secretary of the United States department of health and
 human services, or a child who is at least [one year] THREE YEARS of age
 but younger than nineteen years of age who meets the presumptive  eligi-
 bility  requirements of subdivision four of section three hundred sixty-
 four-i of this title.
   § 2. Subparagraphs 2 and 4  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, are amended to read as follows:
   (2) A child born to a woman eligible for and receiving medical assist-
 ance on the date of the child's birth shall be deemed  to  have  applied
 for  medical assistance and to have been found eligible for such assist-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14640-01-2
 S. 8438                             2
 
 ance on the date of such birth and to remain eligible for  such  assist-
 ance  for  a period of [one year] THREE YEARS, so long as the child is a
 member of the woman's household and the woman remains eligible for  such
 assistance  or  would  remain  eligible  for such assistance if she were
 pregnant.
   (4) An infant eligible under subparagraph two or four of paragraph (b)
 of subdivision one of this section who is receiving medically  necessary
 in-patient services for which medical assistance is provided on the date
 the  child  attains  [one  year]  THREE  YEARS  of age, and who, but for
 attaining such age, would remain eligible for medical  assistance  under
 such  subparagraph,  shall  continue to remain eligible until the end of
 the stay for which in-patient services are being furnished.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the commissioner  of
 health  shall  make regulations and take actions reasonably necessary to
 implement this act on that date, including taking  all  steps  necessary
 and  using  best efforts   to   secure  federal financial  participation
 for  eligible beneficiaries under title XIX of the social security  act,
 for  the  purposes of   this   act,  including  the prompt submission of
 appropriate amendments to the medical assistance state plan.

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Senate Bill S8438

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

Mar 15, 2022 - Health Committee Vote

Health Committee Vote: Mar 15, 2022

May 17, 2022 - Finance Committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: May 17, 2022

co-Sponsors

2021-S8438 (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S8438 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S8438 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8438 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Gustavo Rivera

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

co-Sponsors

Cordell Cleare

Jeremy A. Cooney

James Gaughran

Anna M. Kaplan

2021-S8438 (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S8438 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S8438 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8438 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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