Assembly Bill A10042

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a state managed medical assistance demonstration project

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A10042 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3523
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §364-m, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3774

2009-A10042 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a state managed medical assistance demonstration project; selected local district shall transfer all intake, management and related services for persons in need of such care to the department of health; three local districts for program; report on costs and savings of the demonstration project with recommendations for establishing a permanent statewide central managed medical assistance program.

2009-A10042 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10042 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10042

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 26, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to a state  managed
  medical assistance demonstration project

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
364-m to read as follows:
  S 364-M MANAGED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 1.  NOTWITH-
STANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A
DEMONSTRATION  PROJECT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ASSESS MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE METHODOLOGIES AND DELIVERY METHODS IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE
PROVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. AS PART OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, A
SELECTED  LOCAL  DISTRICT  SHALL  TRANSFER  ALL  INTAKE,  MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED SERVICES FOR PERSONS IN NEED OF SUCH CARE TO THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
HEALTH.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MAY APPROVE UP TO THREE LOCAL DISTRICTS AS
A PART OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
  3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH SHALL RECEIVE ALL FUNDS THAT OTHERWISE
WOULD HAVE BEEN PAID TO THE LOCAL DISTRICT FROM THE STATE FOR  SERVICING
AND  MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS TO REIMBURSE THE DEPARTMENT'S COSTS IN PROVID-
ING SUCH SERVICES, AS WELL AS ALL FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL  GOVERN-
MENT  FOR  SUCH  MANAGEMENT  AND  SERVICES AND SHALL PAY ONE HUNDRED PER
CENTUM OF THE NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE FOR THOSE SERVICES.
  4. THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT SHALL BEGIN  APRIL  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
TEN,  OR  AS  SOON THEREAFTER AS A LOCAL DISTRICT SHALL HAVE APPLIED AND
BEEN APPROVED AND END MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN.
  5. ON OR  BEFORE  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWELVE,  THE
COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRES-
IDENT  OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, A REPORT AS TO THE
COSTS AND SAVINGS OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR
ESTABLISHING  A  PERMANENT  STATEWIDE CENTRAL MANAGED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
  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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