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.
BILL NUMBER:A10042
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to
a state managed medical assistance demonstration project
PURPOSE OF THE BILL: This bill would create a new demonstration project
with up to three counties in which the Department of Health will
completely take over the management and funding of medical assistance in
the counties which participate in the project.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 - adds a new section 364-m of
the Social Services Law to create a managed medical assistance demon-
stration project. Under the project, up to three county social services
departments interested in participating will be chosen by the Department
of Health. The Department of Health will assume all of the duties of
intake, management and related services for persons in need of such
care. In return, the Department shall receive all of the funds that
otherwise would have been paid to the local district to provide such
duties by the state or federal government, and shall pay one hundred
percent of the non-federal share of any payments made for such services.
The project shall begin April 1, 2010, or as soon thereafter as a local
district shall have applied and been approved by the Department of
Health, and shall end March 31, 2013.
On or before December 31, 2012, the Commissioner of Health shall submit
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10042
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 26, 2010
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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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