New York S 1914: Grants medical assistance eligibility for kidney transplant expenses for certain residents of New York

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S01914 Summary:

BILL NOS01914 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01285

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSRHOYLMAN-SIGAL, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L

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Grants medical assistance eligibility for kidney transplant expenses for residents of New York with end-stage renal disease who are otherwise eligible for benefits except for their immigration status.

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BILL NOS01914 

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1914

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, WEBB --
 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 authorizing the
 payment of medical assistance for the provision of kidney transplants
 for certain residents of New York

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

 1 Section 1. Section 365-a of the social services law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
 3 11. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred thirty-one-k
 4 or any other provision of this article, medical assistance shall also
 5 include payment for surgery, medical care and prescription drugs related
 6 to kidney transplantation for residents of New York with end-stage renal
 7 disease who are otherwise eligible for benefits pursuant to this title
 8 except for their immigration status. A resident of New York shall only
 9 be deemed to be eligible pursuant to this subdivision if such resident
 10 has undergone emergency renal dialysis for a period of not less than two
 11 consecutive years within New York state, as proven by such means as
 12 shall be designated in the regulations of the commissioner of health.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of January next
 14 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective
 15 immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
 16 lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
 17 date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective
 18 date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03338-01-5

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