Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 14, 2010 |
signed chap.37 |
Apr 02, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Mar 18, 2010 |
returned to assembly passed senate |
Mar 15, 2010 |
3rd reading cal.224 substituted for s4529 |
Mar 15, 2010 |
substituted by a1138 |
Mar 11, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 10, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 09, 2010 |
1st report cal.224 |
Feb 23, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to health |
May 13, 2009 |
committee discharged and committed to health |
Apr 24, 2009 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S4529
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A1138 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2009-S4529 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1138
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง364-j, Soc Serv L
2009-S4529 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the provision of optometric services, which are provided by certain diagnostic and treatment centers licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law and affiliated with the college of optometry of the state university of New York, to recipients of medical assistance for the needy; provides for annual reports by diagnostic and treatment centers providing optometric services under these provisions to the governor and legislature containing certain specified elements.
2009-S4529 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4529 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to authorizing the provision of certain optometric services by the college of optometry of the state university of New York to persons receiving medical assistance PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To allow patients who are medical assistance recipients, now required to participate in managed care programs, to obtain optometric' services at the clinics of the College of optometry of the State university. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Clause (E) of subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 364-j of the social services law, as relettered by chapter 697 of the laws of 2003, is relettered clause (F) and a new clause (E) is added to require managed care programs to establish procedures to assure that medical assistance recipients receive access to optometric services provided by licensed clinics of the College of Optometry of the State university. JUSTIFICATION : This bill would allow patients who are medical assistance recipients,
2009-S4529 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4529 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 24, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to authorizing the provision of certain optometric services by the college of optometry of the state university of New York to persons receiving medical assistance THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Clause (E) of subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdi- vision 4 of section 364-j of the social services law is relettered clause (F) and a new clause (E) is added to read as follows: (E) THE SERVICES ARE OPTOMETRIC SERVICES, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, AND ARE PROVIDED BY A DIAGNOS- TIC AND TREATMENT CENTER LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW WHICH IS AFFILIATED WITH THE COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND WHICH HAS BEEN GRANTED AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO PROVIDE SUCH OPTOMETRIC SERVICES. ANY DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER PROVIDING OPTOMETRIC SERVICES PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE SHALL PRIOR TO JUNE FIRST OF EACH YEAR REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE FOLLOWING: THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VISITS MADE BY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS DURING THE IMME- DIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR; THE NUMBER OF VISITS MADE BY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR BY RECIPIENTS WHO WERE ENROLLED IN MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; THE NUMBER OF VISITS MADE BY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR BY RECIPIENTS WHO WERE ENROLLED IN MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE OPTOMETRIC BENEFITS AS A COVERED SERVICE; AND THE NUMBER OF VISITS MADE BY THE UNINSURED DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR; OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00801-01-9
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