New York S 4334: Establishes a senior dental services grant program

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S04334 Summary:

BILL NOS04334 

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Add §215-c, Eld L

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Establishes a senior dental services grant program; authorizes the director to establish the program and, upon the availability of appropriations, provide grants to eligible elderly persons who are in need of such services.

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BILL NOS04334 

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02/04/2025REFERRED TO AGING

03/04/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGING

02/04/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4334

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a senior
 dental services grant program

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 215-c to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 215-c. Senior dental services grant program. 1. As used in this
 4 section:
 5 (a) "Dental services" shall include, but not be limited to, diagnoses,
 6 tests, studies, treatment or analyses under the care and supervision of
 7 a licensed dentist who is authorized to practice in this state. These
 8 services may also include, but not be limited to, client assessment,
 9 information and referrals.
 10 (b) "Elderly" shall mean an individual sixty-five years of age or
 11 older.
 12 (c) "Director" shall mean the director of the office for the aging.
 13 (d) "Coverage period" shall mean twenty-four consecutive calendar
 14 months for which an eligible program participant has met the eligibility
 15 requirements of subdivision three of this section.
 16 2. The director is hereby authorized and directed, subject to the
 17 availability of appropriations, to establish a grant program for dental
 18 services to eligible elderly persons who are in need of such services.
 19 3. Persons eligible for the grant program under this section shall
 20 include:
 21 (a) elderly unmarried residents whose income for the calendar year
 22 immediately preceding the effective date of the coverage period is less
 23 than or equal to two hundred percent of the federal poverty level for a
 24 household size of one and who have no dental insurance; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05588-01-5

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 1 (b) elderly married residents whose combined spousal income for the
 2 calendar year immediately preceding the effective date of the coverage
 3 period is less than or equal to two hundred percent of the federal
 4 poverty level for a household size of two and who have no dental insur-
 5 ance.
 6 4. The director shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary
 7 to carry out the provisions of this section which shall include but not
 8 be limited to:
 9 (a) a process of determining and re-determining eligibility at the end
 10 of each coverage period for receiving services under this grant program
 11 including provisions for submission of proof of income, age, and resi-
 12 dency and information on existing complete or partial coverage of dental
 13 expenses under a third party assistance or insurance plan;
 14 (b) selection of up to six grant recipients through a request for
 15 proposal process including due consideration to geographic distribution
 16 and existing need for dental services for elderly individuals throughout
 17 the state with priority given to accredited educational programs or
 18 existing dental clinics serving the low income elderly; and
 19 (c) the administration of such grants, which shall be used for the
 20 direct provision of dental care and services to the elderly including,
 21 but not limited to, dental services, equipment purchases, and travel
 22 expenses.
 23 5. Additionally, the director shall submit a report to the governor,
 24 the temporary president of the