Senate Bill S2125

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of the "look-back period" for the determination of eligibility of an individual for medical assistance benefits

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S2125 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§366 & 366-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8337
2021-2022: S2542

2023-S2125 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of the "look-back period" for the determination of eligibility of an individual for medical assistance benefits; exempts certain assets used on the individual's behalf or for care services provided to the individual by a family member or informal caregiver.

2023-S2125 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2125 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2125
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY,
   MYRIE,  SEPULVEDA, SKOUFIS -- 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  the  determi-
   nation of eligibility for medical assistance benefits

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Clause (vi) of subparagraph 1 of paragraph (e) of  subdivi-
 sion  5 of section 366 of the social services law, as amended by section
 13 of part MM of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
   (vi)  "look-back  period"  means  the  sixty-month  period immediately
 preceding the date that an institutionalized individual is both institu-
 tionalized and has applied for medical assistance, or in the case  of  a
 non-institutionalized  individual,  subject  to  federal  approval,  FOR
 TRANSFERS MADE ON OR AFTER OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, the thir-
 ty-month period immediately preceding the date  that  such  non-institu-
 tionalized  individual  applies  for medical assistance coverage of long
 term care services. Nothing herein precludes a review of eligibility for
 retroactive authorization for medical expenses incurred during the three
 months prior to the month of application for medical assistance.
   § 2. Clauses (iii) and (iv) of subparagraph  4  of  paragraph  (e)  of
 subdivision  5  of  section  366 of the social services law, as added by
 section 26-a of part C of chapter 109 of the laws of 2006,  are  amended
 and a new clause (v) is added to read as follows:
   (iii)  a  satisfactory showing is made that: (A) the individual or the
 individual's spouse intended to dispose of the  assets  either  at  fair
 market  value,  or  for  other valuable consideration; or (B) the assets
 were transferred exclusively for a purpose other  than  to  qualify  for
 medical  assistance;  or  (C)  all assets transferred for less than fair

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02658-01-3
 S. 2125                             2
              

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