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NY A03120

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2017

Primary Sponsor

Anthony Brindisi

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Origin

Assembly

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases the monthly personal allowance for individuals receiving enhanced residential care from $193.00 to $229.00, effective April 1, 2017.

  • Increases the monthly state supplemental payment for eligible individuals receiving enhanced residential care from $1,427.00 to $1,688.00, effective April 1, 2017.

  • Doubles the state supplemental payment amount for eligible couples receiving enhanced residential care compared to individual amounts.

  • Requires annual increases to state supplemental payments based on federal supplemental security income cost-of-living adjustments occurring between January 1 and June 30 each year, rounded to the nearest dollar.

  • Ties the bill's effective date to the implementation of part O of chapter 54 of the 2016 laws.

Legislative Description

Increases the amount recipients of enhanced residential care may maintain in a personal allowance account and payments to the aged, blind and disabled.

Last Action

enacting clause stricken

2/7/2017

Committee Referrals

Social Services1/26/2017

Full Bill Text

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