S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7307
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 27, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, BURLING, BUTLER, CALHOUN, CORWIN, CROUCH,
         ERRIGO,  FINCH, HAWLEY, HAYES, KOLB, McDONOUGH, RAIA, REILICH, SAYWARD
         -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BALL, BARCLAY, CONTE, DUPREY,  MOLI-
         NARO,  OAKS,  TOWNSEND  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
         Health
       AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing
         counties to opt out of certain Medicaid services
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 365-a of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
    3    8.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR ANY
    4  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVI-
    5  SION, THE STATE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ALLOW COUNTIES  TO  OPT  OUT  OF
    6  PROVIDING  OPTIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO ANY NEW ENROLLEES WHO
    7  HAVE EITHER NEVER RECEIVED SUCH BENEFITS OR WHO HAVE REENROLLED AFTER  A
    8  PERIOD OF ABSENCE.
    9    (B)  THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH IS AUTHORIZED TO APPLY FOR ANY AND ALL
   10  FEDERAL WAIVERS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
   11  SION.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10062-03-9