Bill > S08839

This bill amends the Social Services Law to provide automatic Medicaid eligibility for workers who are on strike or involved in an industrial controversy. The key provisions include: (1) making striking workers eligible for Medicaid coverage during the strike or controversy, (2) limiting the Medicaid coverage to the period of the strike or controversy, (3) requiring the Commissioner of Health to promulgate regulations on eligibility requirements, covered services, and a process for presumptive eligibility, and (4) prohibiting the consideration of resources in determining Medicaid eligibility under this provision. The bill aims to ensure that striking workers have access to necessary medical care during labor disputes.