Senate Bill S5819

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a senior dental services grant program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S5819 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2449
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add §215-c, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2218, A3733
2011-2012: S299, A255, A9074
2013-2014: S862, A1962
2015-2016: S469, A5353
2017-2018: S4939, S7379, A10595
2019-2020: S2521, A4556
2023-2024: S2875, A5423

2021-S5819 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2021-S5819 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5819 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5819
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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:

   Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section  215-c  to
 read as follows:
   §  215-C.  SENIOR  DENTAL  SERVICES  GRANT PROGRAM. 1. AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION:
   (A) "DENTAL SERVICES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, DIAGNOSES,
 TESTS, STUDIES, TREATMENT OR ANALYSES UNDER THE CARE AND SUPERVISION  OF
 A  LICENSED  DENTIST  WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE IN THIS STATE. THESE
 SERVICES MAY ALSO INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED  TO,  CLIENT  ASSESSMENT,
 INFORMATION AND REFERRALS.
   (B)  "ELDERLY"  SHALL  MEAN  AN  INDIVIDUAL SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR
 OLDER.
   (C) "DIRECTOR" SHALL MEAN THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING.
   (D) "COVERAGE PERIOD"  SHALL  MEAN  TWENTY-FOUR  CONSECUTIVE  CALENDAR
 MONTHS FOR WHICH AN ELIGIBLE PROGRAM PARTICIPANT HAS MET THE ELIGIBILITY
 REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  THE  DIRECTOR  IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED, SUBJECT TO THE
 AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS, TO ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM FOR  DENTAL
 SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE ELDERLY PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICES.
   3.  PERSONS  ELIGIBLE  FOR  THE GRANT PROGRAM UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL
 INCLUDE:
   (A) ELDERLY UNMARRIED RESIDENTS WHOSE INCOME  FOR  THE  CALENDAR  YEAR
 IMMEDIATELY  PRECEDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE COVERAGE PERIOD IS LESS
 THAN OR EQUAL TO TWO HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR  A
 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.
                                                            LBD06686-01-1
              

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