Bill Text: NY S01592 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1592 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides for the appointment of the state medicaid director by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-02-28 - referred to health [S01592 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S01592-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1592

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 14, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the appointment of
          the state medicaid director

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

     1    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
     2  208-a to read as follows:
     3    § 208-a. Medicaid director. Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of
     4  this  article,  the  position of medicaid director shall be appointed by
     5  the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
     7  ing  the  date  on  which  it shall have become a law and shall apply to
     8  appointments made on or after such date.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06519-01-1