S 1617 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provides for automatic enrollment and recertification simplification for Medicaid eligible recipients

This bill simplifies enrollment and recertification for New York Medicaid recipients needing long-term care. It automatically assigns people requiring community-based long-term care for over 120 days to a managed care plan (based on prior care workers, quality, and location), unless they choose otherwise. It also allows certain groups - like those in managed long-term care plans, receiving personal care services, or getting fixed Social Security income - to recertify automatically without resubmitting resource documentation, using "attestation" instead. These changes aim to reduce administrative burdens for both recipients and the state.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

3920
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Mar 24, 2025
D Democratic41
37 Yea 4
90% Yea
R Republican22
2 Yea 20 Nay
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors