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                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
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Introduced  by  M. of A. JACOBS, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  COLTON, GUNTHER, HOOPER, MILLER --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Social Services

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services  law,  in relation to medicaid
  reimbursement of private duty nursing services and care

  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
365-k to read as follows:
  S 365-K. REIMBURSEMENT OF PRIVATE  DUTY  NURSING  SERVICES  AND  CARE.
NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, RATES OF PAYMENT
FOR CARE AND SERVICES FURNISHED BY  A  PRIVATE  DUTY  NURSE  THAT  WOULD
OTHERWISE  QUALIFY  FOR  REIMBURSEMENT  PURSUANT  TO THIS TITLE SHALL BE
INCREASED BY AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED  FIFTEEN  MILLION  DOLLARS  IN  THE
AGGREGATE  FOR THE PERIOD JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE TO MARCH THIRTY-
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, AND TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER
FOR EACH PERIOD OF APRIL FIRST TO MARCH THIRTY-FIRST.
  S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.





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