New York S 710: Establishes protocols for assisted outpatient treatment for substance abuse

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S00710 Summary:

BILL NOS00710A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §122, Soc Serv L

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Relates to eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families block grant program, safety net assistance and medical assistance for certain noncitizens.

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BILL NOS00710A

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

03/13/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES

03/13/2026PRINT NUMBER 710A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 710--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services -- recom-
 mitted to the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Senate
 Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to eligibility for
 the temporary assistance to needy families block grant program, safety
 net assistance and medical assistance for certain noncitizens

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
 2 sion 1 of section 122 of the social services law, as amended by chapter
 3 669 of the laws of 2022, are amended and a new subparagraph (viii) is
 4 added to read as follows:
 5 (vi) a noncitizen granted status as a Cuban and Haitian entrant as
 6 defined in section 501(e) of the federal Refugee Education Act of 1980
 7 within the previous five years with respect to benefits under the tempo-
 8 rary assistance to needy families block grant program, and safety net
 9 assistance and within the previous seven years with respect to medical
 10 assistance; [and]
 11 (vii) a noncitizen admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immi-
 12 grant as described in section 402(a)(2)(A) of the federal personal
 13 responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996 within
 14 the previous five years with respect to benefits under the temporary
 15 assistance to needy families block grant program, and safety net assist-
 16 ance and within the previous seven years with respect to medical assist-
 17 ance[.]; and
 18 (viii) a noncitizen and their spouse and unmarried children under
 19 twenty-one years of age, who entered the United States within the previ-
 20 ous five years with respect to benefits under the temporary assistance

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00994-02-6

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 1 to needy families block grant program, and safety net assistance program
 2 and within the previous seven years with respect to medical assistance,
 3 provided such noncitizen:
 4 (1) (A) has been confirmed as a victim of human trafficking by the
 5 office of temporary and disability assistance and the division of crimi-
 6 nal justice services, pursuant to section four hundred eighty-three-cc
 7 of this chapter; or
 8 (B) has provided a sworn statement that the noncitizen is a foreign-
 9 born victim of trafficking or domestic violence and other serious crimes
 10 for which immigration relief is available via pursuit of a T or U visa,
 11 Violence Against Women Act related petition or application, special
 12 immigrant juvenile status, or application for asylum, in addition to at
 13 least one item of corroborating evidence, including, but not limited to,
 14 an attestation from an established provider of social or legal services
 15 pursuant to applicable division of criminal justice services regulations
 16 that the noncitizen is a victim of human trafficking, domestic violence
 17 or any other crimes that form the basis for applying for a T or U visa,
 18 filing a Violence Against Women Act related petition or application,
 19 filing for special immigrant juvenile status, a victim of torture, or
 20 filing an application for asylum and that the