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
              

 
 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.