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Jun 20, 2014 |
committed to rules |
May 28, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 21, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
May 20, 2014 |
1st report cal.852 |
Jan 14, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to health |
Dec 06, 2013 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6002
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S6002 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง2557 & 2559, Pub Health L
2013-S6002 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6002 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the financial responsibility for and reimbursement of payment for early intervention services by the state PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To clarify the role of the state's early intervention (EI) fiscal agent and ensure that infants and toddlers in New York State have timely access to EI services. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 1 of Section 2557 of the Public Health Law to provide that EI providers must be paid in full at the State EI rate by the state or the State Fiscal Agent (SFA) designated by the New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) within 30 days of the receipt by the state or its SFA of an initial claim from a provider. Section 2 of the bill amends paragraph (a) of subdivision (3) of Section 2559 of the Public Health Law to require the SFA to conduct fiscal management and payment of claims for the EI program to:
2013-S6002 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6002 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E December 6, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HANNON, SEWARD, BONACIC, BOYLE, CARLUCCI, DeFRANCIS- CO, FARLEY, GOLDEN, GRISANTI, LARKIN, LAVALLE, LITTLE, MAZIARZ, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the financial responsibility for and reimbursement of payment for early intervention services by the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2557 of the public health law, as amended by section 4 of part C of chapter 1 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 1. The approved costs for an eligible child who receives an evaluation and early intervention services pursuant to this title shall be a charge upon the municipality wherein the eligible child resides AND THE STATE or, where the services are covered by the medical assistance program, upon the social services district of fiscal responsibility with respect to those eligible children who are also eligible for medical assistance. All approved costs shall be paid IN FULL AT THE STATE APPROVED EARLY INTERVENTION RATE in the first instance [and at least quarterly by the appropriate governing body or officer of the municipality upon vouchers presented and audited in the same manner as the case of other claims against the municipality] BY THE STATE OR ITS DESIGNATED FISCAL AGENT TO A PROVIDER WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE RECEIPT BY THE STATE OR ITS DESIG- NATED STATE FISCAL AGENT OF AN INITIAL CLAIM FROM A PROVIDER. WHERE A PROVIDER'S ASSIGNMENT IS CALLED FOR UNDER PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THIS TITLE, THE ASSIGNMENT SHALL BE PART OF THE PROVIDER'S CLAIM. Notwithstanding the insurance law or regulations thereunder relating to the permissible exclusion of payments for services under governmental programs, no such exclusion shall apply with respect to payments made pursuant to this EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13146-02-3
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