Bill Text: NY S08650 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that low-income subsidy data transmitted from the social security administration to local departments of social services in accordance with section 1144(c)(3) of the federal social security act shall be treated as an application for the medicare savings program, without requiring submission of another application.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-26 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S08650 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08650-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8650

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 26, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the  application
          for the medicare savings program

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 of section
     2  367-a of the social services law, as amended by section 27 of part B  of
     3  chapter 109 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (3) (i) The commissioner of health shall develop a simplified applica-
     5  tion  form,  consistent  with federal law, for payments pursuant to this
     6  section. The commissioner of health, in cooperation with the office  for
     7  the aging, shall publicize the availability of such payments to medicare
     8  beneficiaries.
     9    (ii)  Low-income  subsidy  data  transmitted  from the social security
    10  administration to local departments of  social  services  in  accordance
    11  with  section  1144(c)(3)  of  the  federal social security act shall be
    12  treated as an application for  the  medicare  savings  program,  without
    13  requiring submission of another application. Any information verified by
    14  the  social  security  administration  shall be accepted without further
    15  verification, if the information  provided  through  low-income  subsidy
    16  data  supports  a  determination  of eligibility under this subdivision.
    17  The commissioner of health shall report on an annual basis on the status
    18  of the medicare savings program and the number of applications  received
    19  by local social services districts under this article.
    20    § 2. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 367-a
    21  of the social services law, as amended by section 4 of part AAA of chap-
    22  ter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
    23    (3) (i) The commissioner of health shall develop a simplified applica-
    24  tion  form,  consistent  with federal law, for payments pursuant to this
    25  section. The commissioner of health, in cooperation with the office  for
    26  the aging, shall publicize the availability of such payments to medicare
    27  beneficiaries.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (ii)  Low-income  subsidy  data  transmitted  from the social security
     2  administration to local departments of  social  services  in  accordance
     3  with  section  1144(c)(3)  of  the  federal social security act shall be
     4  treated as an application for  the  medicare  savings  program,  without
     5  requiring submission of another application. Any information verified by
     6  the  social  security  administration  shall be accepted without further
     7  verification, if the information  provided  through  low-income  subsidy
     8  data  supports  a  determination  of eligibility under this subdivision.
     9  The commissioner of health shall report on an annual basis on the status
    10  of the medicare savings program and the number of applications  received
    11  by local social services districts under this article.
    12    §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    13  section two of this act shall take effect on the same date  and  in  the
    14  same  manner as section 4 of part AAA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022,
    15  takes effect.