Bill Text: NY S01577 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides that services to medical assistance recipients suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nursing home diversion and transition services shall be provided outside of managed programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-03-07 - referred to ways and means [S01577 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S01577-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         1577--A
            Cal. No. 272

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 13, 2021
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        Introduced  by  Sens. RIVERA, HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recom-
          mitted  to  the  Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
          sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
          second report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the provision of
          services to certain persons suffering from traumatic brain injuries or
          qualifying for nursing home diversion and transition services

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1.  Paragraph (d-2) of subdivision 3 of section 364-j  of  the
     2  social services law, as amended by section 1 of part II of chapter 57 of
     3  the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (d-2)  Services  provided  pursuant  to  waivers,  granted pursuant to
     5  subsection (c) of section 1915 of the federal social  security  act,  to
     6  persons  suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nurs-
     7  ing home diversion and transition services, shall  not  be  provided  to
     8  medical  assistance  recipients  through managed care programs [until at
     9  least January first, two thousand twenty-six]  established  pursuant  to
    10  this section; provided, further that the commissioner of health is here-
    11  by  directed  to  take any action required, including but not limited to
    12  filing waivers and waiver  extensions  as  necessary  with  the  federal
    13  government, to continue the provision of such services.
    14    §  2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
    15  ments to section 364-j of the social services law, made by  section  one
    16  of this act, shall not affect the expiration and repeal of such section,
    17  and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00223-02-2