Relates to the commissioner of health obtaining certain employment and income data of individuals eligible for medical assistance.
Impact
By allowing the commissioner of health to procure employment and income data, the bill is intended to improve the timeliness of service provision and achieve cost savings in administering medical assistance programs. Supporters of S09460 argue that these enhancements can lead to a more efficient and effective healthcare system for state residents. The use of existing federal guidelines, particularly the Fair Credit Reporting Act, indicates an effort to balance the need for accurate data with privacy concerns.
Summary
S09460 aims to amend the social services law in New York, specifically targeting the procedures for obtaining employment and income data from individuals eligible for medical assistance. The bill seeks to empower the commissioner of health to utilize third-party commercial consumer reporting agencies to gather this critical data. This measure is designed to streamline the decision-making process regarding eligibility for Medicaid, ensuring that applicants receive timely services based on accurate and current information.
Contention
Despite its potential benefits, S09460 may raise concerns regarding data privacy and the implications of using commercial reporting agencies to access sensitive personal information. Critics might argue that this practice could lead to unauthorized access or misuse of data, compromising the privacy of individuals seeking medical assistance. Additionally, there may be debate surrounding the adequacy of safeguards needed to protect this information once it is obtained, as well as concerns from advocacy groups about the potential bureaucratic pitfalls tied to relying on third-party data sources.
Provides for enrollment of eligible incarcerated persons in the medical assistance for needy persons program; provides for enrollment of incarcerated individuals in other medical assistance programs, where eligible.
Provides for enrollment of eligible incarcerated persons in the medical assistance for needy persons program; provides for enrollment of incarcerated individuals in other medical assistance programs, where eligible.
Allows the higher education services corporation to consider an applicant's change in income due to the loss of employment in determining eligibility and award amount for the tuition assistance program.
Allows the higher education services corporation to consider an applicant's change in income due to the loss of employment in determining eligibility and award amount for the tuition assistance program.
Relates to eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families block grant program, safety net assistance and medical assistance for certain noncitizens.
Relates to eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families block grant program, safety net assistance and medical assistance for certain noncitizens.
Public assistance; regular cross-checks required for Medicaid and food assistance eligibly, categorical eligibly for food assistance prohibited, eligibility for food assistance further provided for
Requiring the department of health and environment (KDHE) to seek federal approval for continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities receiving services through a home and community based services waiver, directing state agencies to report to certain legislative committees on Kansans losing public assistance program eligibility, requiring the Kansas department for children and families and KDHE to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance and KDHE to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, prohibiting certain public assistance waivers or exemptions without legislative approval and self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance, requiring quarterly eligibility redeterminations for medical assistance and providing exceptions for certain individuals, limiting retroactive enrollment in medical assistance, immediately terminating eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program.