Provides that the "look back" period for medical assistance eligibility for transfer of real property commences on filing the certificate of transfer with the county clerk.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6114
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 26, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to determining the
"look back" period for medical assistance eligibility
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 366 of the social
2 services law, as amended by section 25 of part C of chapter 109 of the
3 laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
4 (a) In determining the initial or continuing eligibility of any person
5 for assistance under this title, there shall be included in the amount
6 of resources considered available to such person the uncompensated value
7 of any resource transferred prior to the date of application for medical
8 assistance as specified in paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this
9 subdivision, and such person shall be ineligible for such assistance for
10 such period or periods as specified in this subdivision. For the
11 purposes of determining medical assistance eligibility, the date of
12 transfer, shall be deemed as the date in which the certificate of real
13 property transfer is filed with the clerk in the county where such
14 transaction has occurred.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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