Bill Text: NY S08882 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a five-year dental health demonstration project in the county of Monroe for the purpose of reimbursement to providers for eligible dental diagnostic services for certain eligible populations, including but not limited to pregnant persons and post-partum persons.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-25 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S08882 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08882-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8882

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 25, 2024
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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 a dental  health
          demonstration project; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
          upon expiration thereof

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

     1    Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
     2  368-g to read as follows:
     3    §  368-g.  Dental  health  demonstration project. The department shall
     4  authorize a five-year demonstration project in the county of Monroe  for
     5  the  purpose of providing reimbursement to providers for eligible dental
     6  diagnostic services for eligible  populations.  Such  populations  shall
     7  include  pregnant  persons  and  post-partum  persons  for the period of
     8  twelve months following birth that are enrolled  in  medical  assistance
     9  under  this  title.  Such  diagnostic  services  shall  include clinical
    10  services to treat existing dental problems, testing, self-direct imagery
    11  or patient encounters for the purpose of following  up  on  any  of  the
    12  aforementioned.    The  department  shall  set rates of payment for such
    13  diagnostic services on a fee-for-service basis. Managed care plans serv-
    14  ing such populations may elect to cover such  services,  provided  that,
    15  upon  such  election,  the  department  shall  adjust the administrative
    16  portion of managed care plan rates for such purpose.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    18  deemed repealed 5 years after such date.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15020-01-4