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Assembly Bill A7364A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Automated identification of eligible participants for the Medicare savings program

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2025-A7364 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9880
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §131-sss, Soc Serv L

2025-A7364 - Summary

Identifies and enrolls SNAP program participants who are eligible for the Medicare savings program.

2025-A7364 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7364
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD10678-01-5
 A. 7364                             2

2025-A7364A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9880
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §131-sss, Soc Serv L

2025-A7364A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Identifies and enrolls SNAP program participants who are eligible for the Medicare savings program.

2025-A7364A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7364--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   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, 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 QUARTER, THE OFFICE, UPON RECEIPT OF THE
 REQUIRED DATA ELEMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT AUTOMATED  FILE
 MATCHING  TO  IDENTIFY SNAP PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WHO SEEM TO BE ELIGIBLE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10678-02-6

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