Assembly Bill A7834A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "keep kids covered act" to provide automatic continuous enrollment in medical assistance and child health plus for certain children through age five

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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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2023-A7834 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8157
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§366-h & 366, Soc Serv L; amd §2511, Pub Health L

2023-A7834 - Summary

Requires automatic continuous enrollment in medical assistance and child health plus for previously eligible children through age five.

2023-A7834 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7834
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services  law, in relation to automatic
   continuous enrollment in medical assistance for children  through  age
   five
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "keep  kids
 covered act".
   §  2.  Section 366-h of the social services law, as amended by chapter
 121 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   § 366-h. Automated system; established. Notwithstanding any inconsist-
 ent provision of law or regulation, the commissioner of health shall, as
 soon as practicable,  establish  an  automated  system  to  ensure  that
 persons who meet the criteria for receipt of medical assistance benefits
 under  paragraph (a) or (c), OR A CHILD UNDER PARAGRAPH (B), of subdivi-
 sion four of section three hundred sixty-six of this title shall  remain
 enrolled  in  the  medical  assistance  program without interruption and
 receive the benefits set forth according to paragraph (a), (B) or (c) of
 subdivision four of section three hundred sixty-six of this title. Pend-
 ing implementation of such automated system, such commissioner shall, in
 consultation with the office of  temporary  and  disability  assistance,
 undertake  and  continue  efforts to educate local departments of social
 services about the measures  they  must  take  to  ensure  that  medical
 assistance  benefits  are provided to persons eligible for such benefits
 under subdivision four of section three hundred sixty-six of this title.
   § 3. 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, subparagraph 1  as amended by section 3 of part CCC of  chapter
 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) Pregnant women and children.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11843-02-3
              

2023-A7834A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8157
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§366-h & 366, Soc Serv L; amd §2511, Pub Health L

2023-A7834A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires automatic continuous enrollment in medical assistance and child health plus for previously eligible children through age five.

2023-A7834A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7834--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law and the public health law, in
   relation to automatic continuous enrollment in medical assistance  and
   the child health insurance plan for children through age five
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "keep  kids
 covered act".
   §  2.  Section 366-h of the social services law, as amended by chapter
 121 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   § 366-h. Automated system; established. Notwithstanding any inconsist-
 ent provision of law or regulation, the commissioner of health shall, as
 soon as practicable,  establish  an  automated  system  to  ensure  that
 persons who meet the criteria for receipt of medical assistance benefits
 under  paragraph (a) or (c), OR A CHILD UNDER PARAGRAPH (B), of subdivi-
 sion four of section three hundred sixty-six of this title shall  remain
 enrolled  in  the  medical  assistance  program without interruption and
 receive the benefits set forth according to paragraph (a), (B) or (c) of
 subdivision four of section three hundred sixty-six of this title. Pend-
 ing implementation of such automated system, such commissioner shall, in
 consultation with the office of  temporary  and  disability  assistance,
 undertake  and  continue  efforts to educate local departments of social
 services about the measures  they  must  take  to  ensure  that  medical
 assistance  benefits  are provided to persons eligible for such benefits
 under subdivision four of section three hundred sixty-six of this title.
   § 3. 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

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11843-03-4
 A. 7834--A                          2
              

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