Bill Text: NY S06814 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
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: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-15 - referred to health [S06814 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S06814-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6814 IN SENATE February 24, 2016 ___________ 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 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. Subdivision 3 of section 364-j of the social services law 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (d-2) to read as follows: 3 (d-2) Services provided pursuant to waivers, granted pursuant to 4 subsection (c) of section 1915 of the federal social security act, to 5 persons suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nurs- 6 ing home diversion and transition services shall not be provided to 7 medical assistance recipients through managed care programs established 8 pursuant to this section, and shall continue to be provided outside of 9 managed care programs and in accordance with such waiver programs as 10 they existed on January first, two thousand fifteen; provided, further 11 that the commissioner of health is hereby directed to take any action 12 required, including but not limited to filing waivers and waiver exten- 13 sions as necessary with the federal government, to continue the 14 provision of such services. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend- 16 ments to section 364-j of the social services law, made by section one 17 of this act, shall not affect the expiration and repeal of such section, 18 and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14232-01-6