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A03350 Summary:

BILL NOA03350A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S09224-A
 
SPONSORBronson
 
COSPNSRClark, Lunsford, Sayegh, Paulin, Kelles
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §2803-c, Pub Health L
 
Relates to educating nursing home residents about the role of legal counsel in applying for Medicaid and Medicare benefits.
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A03350 Actions:

BILL NOA03350A
 
01/27/2025referred to health
05/15/2025amend (t) and recommit to health
05/15/2025print number 3350a
05/19/2025reported referred to rules
01/07/2026referred to health
01/20/2026reported
01/22/2026advanced to third reading cal.232
01/27/2026passed assembly
01/27/2026delivered to senate
01/27/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH
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A03350 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)




 
BILL NUMBER: A3350A
 
SPONSOR: Bronson

 
PURPOSE:
 
This legislation would ensure that adequate notice is provided to resi-
dents of nursing homes and their designated representatives, that they
have the option of hiring legal representation to assist with applying
for Medicaid benefits. The federal and state rules regarding Medicaid
eligibility change regular, and without benefiting from the legal exper-
tise of a professional focused in this area of law, it could result in
inappropriate denials, delays accessing care, or other financial conse-
quences for the applicant. Providing a notice to residents and their
representative would ensure that they understand that legal assistance
may be beneficial when preparing a Medicaid application.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1 establishes the notice requirement
 
Section 2 sets the effective date
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Current law does not provide adequate notice to nursing home residents
and their representatives that they have the opportunity to seek legal
representation when applying for Medicaid nursing home benefits.
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
A534 of 2023-24: referred to Health
 
A4576 of 2021-22: referred to Health
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect 90 days after becoming law.
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A03350 Text:




 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         3350--A
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 27, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRONSON,  CLARK,  LUNSFORD  -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on  Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to educating  nursing
          home  residents  about the role of legal counsel in applying for Medi-
          caid and Medicare benefits
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2803-c of the public health law is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph s to read as follows:
     3    s. A statement, regarding the patient's right to seek legal assistance
     4  when applying for Medicaid and/or Medicare.
     5    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     6  have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00366-02-5
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