S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5199
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 12, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, SIMON, VANEL, DAVILA, ROZIC, WILLIAMS,
COLTON, WEPRIN, LAVINE, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, DINOWITZ, PEOPLES-STOKES,
TAYLOR, EPSTEIN, CRUZ, HEVESI, SAYEGH, HYNDMAN, REYES, GLICK, DILAN,
R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to ensuring that
temporary protected status beneficiaries continue to receive Medicaid
benefits
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
364-k to read as follows:
§ 364-K. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS BENEFICIARY'S BENEFITS. 1.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT
CANCEL, SUSPEND OR RESCIND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS ISSUED TO A
TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS BENEFICIARY IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENDS
THE DESIGNATION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL'S
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
EXTEND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS
FORMERLY GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS IF THEY MEET ALL REQUIRE-
MENTS OTHER THAN THE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION STATUS.
3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
NOT CANCEL, SUSPEND OR RESCIND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS ISSUED TO
INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN THE FEDERAL DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD
ARRIVALS PROGRAM WHEN THE PROGRAM IS ENDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
EXTEND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS
FORMERLY ENROLLED IN THE FEDERAL DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS
PROGRAM IF THEY MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS OTHER THAN THE REQUIREMENTS
RELATED TO IMMIGRATION STATUS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09141-01-5
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