Bill Text: NY A08072 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the department of health to maintain funding, at levels equal to those available as of April 1, 2017, for services provided by family planning providers in the event of the reduction or elimination of federal funding therefor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to ways and means [A08072 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A08072-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8072 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 25, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to direct the department of health to maintain funding, at levels equal to those available as of April 1, 2017, for services provided by family planning providers in the event of the reduction or elimination of federal funding therefor The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. In the event that the federal budget or continuing resol- 2 utions in force for federal fiscal year 2017 or 2018, or for both such 3 federal fiscal years, or federal statutory or regulatory changes, reduce 4 or eliminate federal funding for services, funded under Title X of the 5 federal Public Health Services Act as of December 31, 2016, the depart- 6 ment of health shall continue to maintain funding at levels equal to 7 those available as of April 1, 2017, to ensure access to and the conti- 8 nuity of services provided by family planning providers that receive 9 funding under Title X of the federal Public Health Services Act. 10 § 2. The commissioner of health is hereby authorized to promulgate any 11 rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act. 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11204-02-7
