Establishes the department of health as the agency to provide proof of Medicaid eligibility when requested by a recipient or his or her designated representative.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4981
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 3, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, STAVISKY -- 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 establishing the
department of health as the agency to provide proof of Medicaid eligi-
bility when requested by a recipient or his or her designated repre-
sentative
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 366-a of the social services law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
3 3-a. The department of health shall respond to a request within thirty
4 days and it shall be the single state agency required to provide proof
5 of eligibility on official department of health letterhead when
6 requested by a recipient or his or her designated representative,
7 including, but not limited to, legal counsel, legal guardian, or attor-
8 ney-in-fact under a power of attorney.
9 § 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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