AN ACT TO ENSURE THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE TO POOLED SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS BY SENIORS AGE SIXTY-FIVE AND OLDER DOES NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID OR STATE-COUNTY SPECIAL ASSISTANCE. SL 2025-24. Enacted June 26, 2025. Effective June 26, 2025.
POOLED TRUST TRANSFERS/PUBLIC BENEFITS ELIG.
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AN ACT TO ENSURE THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE TO POOLED SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS BY SENIORS AGE SIXTY-FIVE AND OLDER DOES NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID OR STATE-COUNTY SPECIAL ASSISTANCE.Intro. by Galey, Ford, Alexander.
Bill History:
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Wed, 19 Mar 2025 Senate: Filed
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Thu, 20 Mar 2025 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 20 Mar 2025 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Mon, 24 Mar 2025 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
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Wed, 9 Apr 2025 Senate: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Wed, 9 Apr 2025 Senate: Com Substitute Adopted
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Wed, 9 Apr 2025 Senate: Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Mon, 14 Apr 2025 Senate: Reptd Fav
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Tue, 15 Apr 2025 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading
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Tue, 15 Apr 2025 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading
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Wed, 16 Apr 2025 Senate: Regular Message Sent To House
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Thu, 17 Apr 2025 House: Regular Message Received From Senate
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Mon, 28 Apr 2025 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Mon, 28 Apr 2025 House: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Mon, 9 Jun 2025 House: Withdrawn From Com
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Tue, 17 Jun 2025 House: Reptd Fav
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Tue, 17 Jun 2025 House: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 House: Reptd Fav
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 House: Added to Calendar
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 House: Ordered Enrolled
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Thu, 19 Jun 2025 Senate: Ratified
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Fri, 20 Jun 2025 Senate: Pres. To Gov. 6/20/2025
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Thu, 26 Jun 2025 Senate: Signed by Gov. 6/26/2025
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Thu, 26 Jun 2025 Senate: Ch. SL 2025-24
Bill Summaries:
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Bill S 344 (2025-2026)Summary date: Jun 30 2025 - View Summary
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Bill S 344 (2025-2026)Summary date: Apr 9 2025 - View Summary
Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes technical changes.
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Bill S 344 (2025-2026)Summary date: Mar 19 2025 - View Summary
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Health Benefits (Division), to the extent allowable under federal law, to amend its rules and policies for determining Medicaid eligibility, as necessary, to ensure that a transfer of funds by an individual 65 years of age or older into a pooled special needs trust is treated as a transfer for fair market value to the extent that the individual making the transfer demonstrates that the transferred funds are intended to be used by the trustee of the trust, within the life expectancy of the individual, to provide to the individual goods and services valued at the fair market value of the funds transferred into the trust.
Requires DHHS, to the extent allowable under federal law, to amend its rules and policies for determining eligibility for State-County Special Assistance, as necessary, to ensure that a transfer of funds by an individual 65 years of age or older into a pooled special needs trust is treated as a transfer for fair market value to the extent that the individual making the transfer demonstrates that the transferred funds are intended to be used by the trustee of the trust, within the life expectancy of the individual, to provide to the individual goods and services valued at the fair market value of the funds transferred into the trust.
