Bill Text: NY S04289 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for a ninety day eligibility limitation on medical services not mandated by federal law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES [S04289 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04289-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4289
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 11, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
       AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to  eligibility
         limitations on certain medical services not mandated by federal law
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 117 of the social services law is amended by adding
    2  a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
    3    4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION  OR  ANY
    4  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL
    5  ASSISTANCE AS PROVIDED UNDER TITLE ELEVEN OF ARTICLE FIVE OF THIS  CHAP-
    6  TER OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISIONS THEREOF, NO PERSON SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
    7  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE  DURING  THE  FIRST NINETY DAYS AFTER SUCH PERSON IS
    8  DEEMED ENROLLED FOR SUCH MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES  IF  SUCH  SERVICES
    9  ARE NOT MANDATED SERVICES UNDER FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION.
   10    S  2.  The  commissioner of health is authorized and directed to apply
   11  for any and all federal waivers required to implement the provisions  of
   12  subdivision 4 of section 117 of the social services law.
   13    S 3. The commissioner of health shall promulgate any and all rules and
   14  regulations  and take any other measures necessary to implement this act
   15  including, but not limited to, developing  a  services  and  eligibility
   16  plan and distributing the same to local social services districts.
   17    S  4.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
   18  subdivision 4 of section 117 of the social  services  law  as  added  by
   19  section  one  of  this  act  shall  not take effect unless and until the
   20  commissioner of health receives all necessary  approvals  under  federal
   21  law  and  regulation to implement its provisions, and provided that such
   22  provisions do not prevent the receipt of federal financial participation
   23  under the medical assistance program; provided that the commissioner  of
   24  health  shall  notify  the legislative bill drafting commission upon the
   25  occurrence of the enactment of the legislation provided for in this  act
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 4289                             2
    1  in  order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effec-
    2  tive data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York
    3  in furtherance of effectuating the  provisions  of  section  44  of  the
    4  legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.