Bill Text: NY S06493 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 6493 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Provides that recoupments and reductions of medical assistance payments for home care services shall not be subject to interest.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-20 - SUBSTITUTED BY A9664B [S06493 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06493-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6493
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 16, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- 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 medical assistance
         recoupments and reductions for home care services
         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  3621 to read as follows:
    3    S 3621. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECOUPMENTS AND REDUCTIONS.   NOTWITHSTAND-
    4  ING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO THE CONTRARY, ON AND AFTER APRIL
    5  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE,  ANY  RECOUPMENTS  OR  REDUCTIONS  IN  MEDICAL
    6  ASSISTANCE  PAYMENTS FOR LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICES AGENCIES AND CERTI-
    7  FIED HOME HEALTH AGENCIES LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT BE
    8  SUBJECT TO INTEREST AND ANY SUCH RECOUPMENTS OR  REDUCTIONS  IN  MEDICAL
    9  ASSISTANCE  PAYMENTS  SHALL BE PAYABLE IN EQUITABLE MONTHLY AMOUNTS OVER
   10  TWO YEARS ON OR AFTER JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWELVE  UNLESS  AN
   11  INCREASED PAYMENT IS REQUESTED BY AN AGENCY.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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