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                                  6434

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to the early rate
  restructuring work group and early intervention demonstration projects

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

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding two new sections
2555 and 2555-a to read as follows:
  S  2555. EARLY INTERVENTION RATE RESTRUCTURING WORK GROUP. THE COMMIS-
SIONER IS DIRECTED, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE  OFFICE
OF  MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, TO COLLECT INFOR-
MATION ON REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICE  PROVIDERS
AND  TO  ESTABLISH  A WORK GROUP TO REVIEW THE FISCAL DATA COLLECTED AND
RECOMMEND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, A REDESIGN OF THE REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM FOR
EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. FOR APPROVED EARLY  INTERVENTION  PROVIDERS
REQUIRED  TO  SUBMIT A CONSOLIDATED FISCAL REPORT (CFR) TO ANOTHER STATE
AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT, SUCH AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT  SHALL  FORWARD  TO  THE
DEPARTMENT  SUCH  RELEVANT  CFR  INFORMATION  AS  MAY  BE REQUESTED. FOR
APPROVED EARLY INTERVENTION PROVIDERS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE  A  CFR  WITH
ANOTHER  STATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE SUCH
INFORMATION AS NECESSARY FOR COMPARABILITY TO CFR INFORMATION. THE  WORK
GROUP  SHALL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF MUNICIPALITIES AS WELL AS STATE-
WIDE AND REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF  PROVIDERS  OF  EARLY  INTERVENTION
SERVICES.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE, NO LATER
THAN MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, THE FINDINGS AND  RECOMMENDA-
TIONS  OF  THE  WORK  GROUP  AND SHALL PREPARE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
REDESIGNED REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM EFFECTIVE FOR THE JULY FIRST, TWO  THOU-
SAND TEN PROGRAM YEAR.
  S 2555-A. EARLY INTERVENTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. THE COMMISSIONER,
IN  CONSULTATION  WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL RETARDA-
TION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, SHALL  DEVELOP  AND  DISSEMINATE  A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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A. 6434                             2

REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSALS  TO  ESTABLISH  EARLY INTERVENTION DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS SO THAT  CHILDREN  WITH  MULTIPLE  SERVICE  NEEDS  CAN  RECEIVE
SERVICES IN A COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED, COLLABORATIVE, FAMILY-CENTERED
APPROACH  AND  EXPLORE  ALTERNATIVE  SERVICE  DELIVERY AND REIMBURSEMENT
MODELS FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY. THE COMMISSIONER IS  AUTHORIZED
TO  REIMBURSE  PROVIDERS  IN  AN  ALTERNATIVE  MANNER AS APPROVED IN THE
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  OFFICE
OF  MENTAL  RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL ESTABLISH A
MINIMUM OF SIX SUCH EARLY  INTERVENTION  DEMONSTRATION  PROJECTS  IN  AT
LEAST  FOUR  REGIONS  OF  THE  STATE. AT LEAST TWO OF THESE EARLY INTER-
VENTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS SHALL BEGIN NO LATER THAN JANUARY  FIRST,
TWO  THOUSAND  TEN.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON
THE EFFECTIVENESS  AND  EFFICIENCY  OF  SUCH  ALTERNATIVE  DELIVERY  AND
REIMBURSEMENT MODELS ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.