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Feb 02, 2023 | referred to health |
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Amy Paulin
Tony Simone
Sarahana Shrestha
Juan Ardila
A3020 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3020 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 2, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for health care services under the basic health program for individuals whose immigration status renders him or her ineligible for federal financial participation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 369-gg of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3-A. ALTERNATE ELIGIBILITY. A PERSON SHALL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE COVERAGE FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES UNDER THIS TITLE, WITHOUT REGARD TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION, IF HE OR SHE IS A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE, HAS HOUSEHOLD INCOME BELOW TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE AS DEFINED AND ANNUALLY REVISED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR A HOUSEHOLD OF THE SAME SIZE, AND IS INELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE BASIC HEALTH PROGRAM UNDER 42 U.S.C. SECTION 18051 ON THE BASIS OF IMMI- GRATION STATUS, BUT OTHERWISE MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. § 2. Within ninety days of the effective date of this section, the commissioner of health shall apply for any and all necessary waivers and/or approvals for utilizing monies in the basic health program trust fund established pursuant section 97-oooo of the state finance law, or a pass-through fund for the purposes of implementing and operating the basic health plan for individuals made eligible for coverage pursuant to subdivision 3-a of section 369-gg of the social services law. Within ten days of a final federal determination being made related to the use of such funds, the commissioner of health shall notify the chairs of the assembly ways and means committee and senate finance committee, the chairs of the assembly and senate health committee, and the legislative EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04552-01-3