Assembly Bill A7535

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the allocation of monies for dental health services in the medicaid managed care program, the child health insurance program and the family health plus

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A7535 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2511, Pub Health L; amd §§364-j & 369-ee, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1834
2013-2014: A2824
2015-2016: A1492
2017-2018: A6879
2019-2020: A3362
2021-2022: A3979

2009-A7535 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the allocation of monies for dental health services in the medicaid managed care program, the child health insurance program and the family health plus program.

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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