S 2210: Imposes a one year residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance; authorizes the commissioner of health to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this act.
What S 2210 does, verified January 11, 2026
The proposed law aims to establish a one-year residency requirement for individuals to be eligible for medical assistance in the state. This means that a person must have lived in the state for at least 12 months to qualify for medical assistance. The law would apply to the eligibility criteria under the Social Services Law, and its provisions would supersede any conflicting rules or regulations. The law would take effect 100 days after it becomes a law, and the Commissioner of Health would be authorized to implement the law by promulgating rules and regulations.
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Last action: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 2210
- What is the current status of S 2210?
- As of January 11, 2026, S 2210 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES".
- Did S 2210 pass?
- Not yet. S 2210 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 2210, and where is it now?
- S 2210 was authored by Sen. Robert Ortt. Its committee of record is Senate Social Services. It is filed under SOS, alongside 102 other New York SOS bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 15, 2025 · 257 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2210 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to imposing a one year residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 117 of the social services law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the foregoing subdi- 4 visions of this section or any other provision of law, for the purposes 5 of eligibility for medical assistance pursuant to title eleven of arti- 6 cle five of this chapter or any successor provisions thereof, no person 7 shall be eligible therefor unless such person shall have been a resident 8 of this state for one year or more. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 10 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately the commissioner of 11 health is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and 12 take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective 13 date on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04363-01-5
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