Bill Text: NY S07323 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that on and after April first, two thousand twenty-three, the department of health shall reimburse municipalities in an amount of sixty-six percent or more for the costs of early intervention services; directs the commissioner of health to review rates of reimbursement for early intervention services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S07323 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S07323-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7323

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 19, 2023
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK  --  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  Medicaid
          reimbursement rates for early intervention services

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

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2557 of the public health law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  820  of  the  laws  of 2021, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    2. The department shall reimburse the approved costs paid by a munici-
     5  pality for the purposes of this title, other than those reimbursable  by
     6  the  medical  assistance  program,  in an amount of fifty percent of the
     7  amount expended in accordance with the  rules  and  regulations  of  the
     8  commissioner;  provided,  however, that in the discretion of the depart-
     9  ment and with the approval of the director of the division of the  budg-
    10  et,  the  department  may  reimburse municipalities in an amount greater
    11  than fifty percent of the amount expended;  provided,  further,  on  and
    12  after April first, two thousand twenty-three, the department shall reim-
    13  burse  municipalities  in  an  amount of sixty-six percent or more. Such
    14  state reimbursement to the municipality shall not be paid prior to April
    15  first of the year in which the approved costs are paid  by  the  munici-
    16  pality,  provided, however that, subject to the approval of the director
    17  of the budget, the department may pay such state  aid  reimbursement  to
    18  the municipality prior to such date.
    19    §  2. Section 2559 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
    20  subdivision 6 to read as follows:
    21    6. On and after April first, two thousand  twenty-three,  the  commis-
    22  sioner  shall  review  the rates of reimbursement made through the early
    23  intervention program for rate adequacy. The review  shall  include,  but
    24  not be limited to:

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (a)  a  comprehensive  assessment  of the existing methodology used to
     2  determine  payment  for  early  intervention  screenings,   evaluations,
     3  services and service coordination, including but not limited to:
     4    (i)  analysis  of early intervention rules, regulations, and policies,
     5  including policies, processes, and revenue sources;
     6    (ii) analysis of costs to providers participating in the early  inter-
     7  vention  program,  including time and cost of travel, service provision,
     8  and administrative activities; and
     9    (iii) analysis by discipline and labor region  of  salary  levels  for
    10  individuals providing early intervention services compared to the salary
    11  levels for individuals in the same disciplines and labor regions provid-
    12  ing services other than in the early intervention program; and
    13    (b)  recommendations for maintaining or changing reimbursement method-
    14  ologies. The commissioner shall make  such  recommendations  within  one
    15  year  of  the effective date of this section. Copies of such recommenda-
    16  tions shall be submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the
    17  senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs of  the  senate  and
    18  assembly  committees on health, and shall post the report on the depart-
    19  ment's website.
    20    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.