Bill Text: NY S01890 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-16 - PRINT NUMBER 1890A [S01890 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1890
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 17, 2019
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        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 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 10 of part B of chapter 57 of
     3  the laws of 2018, 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-two] established pursuant to
    10  this section, and shall continue to be provided outside of managed  care
    11  programs  and in accordance with such waiver programs as they existed on
    12  January first, two thousand fifteen; provided, further that the  commis-
    13  sioner of health is hereby directed to take any action required, includ-
    14  ing but not limited to filing waivers and waiver extensions as necessary
    15  with the federal government, to continue the provision of such services.
    16    §  2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
    17  ments to section 364-j of the social services law, made by  section  one
    18  of this act, shall not affect the expiration and repeal of such section,
    19  and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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