Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Apr 14, 2009 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A7535
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Ginny Fields
Albert A. Stirpe
Ellen C. Jaffee
Nelson Castro
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
James F. Brennan
Deborah Glick
Carl Heastie
2009-A7535 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A7535 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7535 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 14, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, GREENE, FIELDS, EDDINGTON, STIRPE, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, BRENNAN, GLICK, HEASTIE, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the social services law, in relation to allocating monies for dental health services in the medi- caid managed care program, the child health insurance program, and the family health plus program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2511 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 21 to read as follows: 21. EVERY APPROVED ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR ANY DENTAL SERVICE SHALL SPEND NOT LESS THAN EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE CAPITATION OR OTHER STATE FUNDS PAID TO THE APPROVED ORGANIZATION FOR DENTAL SERVICES, WHETHER AS A PREMIUM OR IN ANY OTHER FORM EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR THE PROVISION OF DENTAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS BY LICENSED DENTISTS. IN THE EVENT THE APPROVED ORGANIZATION SPENDS LESS THAN EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE CAPITATION OR OTHER STATE FUNDS PAID TO IT FOR DENTAL SERVICES, WHETHER AS A PREMIUM OR IN ANY OTHER FORM EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR THE PROVISION OF DENTAL SERVICES, THE DIFFERENCE SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF THE CAPITATION OR OTHER STATE FUNDS PAID TO THE APPROVED ORGANIZATION FOR DENTAL SERVICES, WHETHER AS A PREMIUM OR IN ANY OTHER FORM EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BE SPENT BY ANY APPROVED ORGANIZATION ON ADMIN- ISTRATIVE SERVICES IN LIEU OF DENTAL SERVICES FOR PATIENTS. THE DEPART- MENT SHALL PROVIDE AN APPROVED ORGANIZATION WITH A CERTIFICATION LETTER INDICATING THE AMOUNT OF CAPITATION OR OTHER STATE FUNDS PAID FOR DENTAL SERVICES, WHETHER AS A PREMIUM OR IN ANY OTHER FORM EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, DURING EACH YEAR PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. S 2. Section 364-j of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 25 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10298-01-9
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