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NY A03852
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/27/2015
Primary Sponsor
Keith Wright
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AI Summary
- Extends the deadline for applicants and recipients to request a fair hearing regarding disability determinations from ten days to sixty days after notification
- Allows an additional sixty-day period to request a fair hearing following receipt of a work activity assignment
- Prohibits enforcement of work activity assignments pending a fair hearing if timely requested, unless the applicant agrees to limited work not inconsistent with their medical condition
- Preserves the social services district's authority to impose sanctions if they have clear medical evidence that an applicant intentionally misrepresented their medical condition
- Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Extends the period given to certain applicants for public assistance benefits to request a fair hearing on a determination of their ability to participate in work activities from ten days to sixty days or within sixty days of receipt of a work activity assignment.
Last Action
referred to social services
1/6/2016
Committee Referrals
Social Services1/27/2015
Full Bill Text
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