S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7364
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 25, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to automated iden-
tification of eligible participants for the Medicare savings program
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
131-sss to read as follows:
§ 131-SSS. AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. 1. FOR
THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
ING MEANINGS:
(A) "OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE STATE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY
ASSISTANCE.
(B) "DEPARTMENT" SHALL MEAN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
(C) "SNAP" SHALL MEAN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE.
(D) "MSP" SHALL MEAN THE MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
2. THE OFFICE SHALL UPDATE THE SNAP APPLICATION TO ALLOW PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS TO CONSENT, IN A MANNER THAT IS SEPARATE AND APART FROM
OTHER REQUESTS FOR CONSENT CONTAINED IN THE APPLICATION, TO THE EXCHANGE
OF SUCH PARTICIPANT'S INFORMATION TO VERIFY SUCH ENROLLEE'S ELIGIBILITY
FOR MSP ENROLLMENT.
3. THE OFFICE SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO FACILITATE THE
SECURE TRANSMISSION OF DATA THROUGH AN INTERFACE WITH THE OFFICE'S
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE.
4. NO LESS THAN ONCE PER MONTH, THE OFFICE, UPON RECEIPT OF THE
REQUIRED DATA ELEMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT AUTOMATED FILE
MATCHING TO IDENTIFY SNAP PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MSP.
WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF RECEIPT THAT THE SNAP PROGRAM PARTICIPANT'S
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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ELIGIBILITY FOR MSP IS CONFIRMED, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENROLL SUCH SNAP
PARTICIPANT IN MSP.
5. UPON AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN MSP, THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN
NOTIFICATION TO THE SNAP PROGRAM PARTICIPANT OF THEIR ENROLLMENT IN SUCH
PROGRAM AND SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROGRAM'S BENEFITS.
6. IF THE OFFICE AND DEPARTMENT DETERMINE THAT A FEDERAL AGENCY MUST
AUTHORIZE A QUALIFYING PROGRAM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FILE-MATCHING PROC-
ESS, THE OFFICE AND DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUEST SUCH FEDERAL AGENCY TO
AUTHORIZE THE PROGRAM TO PARTICIPATE. THE OFFICE AND DEPARTMENT SHALL
INFORM THE ASSEMBLY, THE SENATE, AND THE GOVERNOR OF ITS DETERMINATION
REGARDING THE NEED FOR FEDERAL AGENCY AUTHORIZATION AND PROVIDE A COPY
OF THE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST. THE OFFICE AND DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE
UPDATES TO THE ASSEMBLY SPEAKER, SENATE MAJORITY LEADER AND THE GOVERNOR
EVERY SIXTY DAYS UNTIL SUCH FEDERAL AGENCY HAS PROVIDED A FINAL DETERMI-
NATION REGARDING AUTHORIZATION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundredth day after it
shall have become a law.