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NY A07220
Bill
Status
5/8/2013
Primary Sponsor
Rhoda Jacobs
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AI Summary
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Amends Social Services Law Section 122 to allow persons to apply for and receive medical assistance before experiencing an emergency medical condition, rather than only after one occurs.
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Restricts medical assistance coverage to emergency care and services necessary for treating an emergency medical condition as defined in federal Social Security Act Section 1903, excluding organ transplant procedures.
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Requires eligibility determinations to follow Social Services Law Section 366-A requirements, including specified timeframes for determinations and issuance of identification cards.
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Prohibits the absence of an emergency medical condition from being considered as a factor in eligibility determinations.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Provides for eligibility for medical assistance for the treatment of an emergency medical condition as defined in the federal social security act; provides that eligibility determinations are to be made consistent with provisions of the social services law.
Last Action
referred to social services
1/8/2014