STATE OF NEW YORK
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1809
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 16, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- 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 ensuring that
temporary protected status beneficiaries continue to receive Medicaid
benefits
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
2 364-k to read as follows:
3 § 364-k. Temporary protected status beneficiary's benefits. 1.
4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall not
5 cancel, suspend or rescind medical assistance benefits issued to a
6 temporary protected status beneficiary if the federal government ends
7 the designation of temporary protected status for that individual's
8 country of origin.
9 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall
10 extend eligibility for medical assistance benefits to individuals
11 formerly granted temporary protected status if they meet all require-
12 ments other than the requirements related to immigration status.
13 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall
14 not cancel, suspend or rescind medical assistance benefits issued to
15 individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood
16 arrivals program when the program is ended by the federal government.
17 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall
18 extend eligibility for medical assistance benefits to individuals
19 formerly enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals
20 program if they meet all requirements other than the requirements
21 related to immigration status.
22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05353-01-9
