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Assembly Bill A7723

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides fiscal relief to each local social services district by assuming expenditures for all optional services offered by the state medical assistance program

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2009-A7723 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A6193

2009-A7723 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the state to alleviate the county cost of medical assistance payments and to provide fiscal relief to each local social services district by assuming expenditures for all optional services offered by the medical assistance program in the state.

2009-A7723 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7723

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. QUINN, KOLB, WALKER, CALHOUN, HAWLEY, BARCLAY,
  McDONOUGH, CORWIN, FINCH, O'MARA, CONTE,  MILLER,  REILLY,  GIGLIO  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.   ALFANO, AMEDORE, BACALLES, BALL,
  BURLING, BUTLER, CROUCH,  DUPREY,  ERRIGO,  MOLINARO,  OAKS,  REILICH,
  SAYWARD, SCOZZAFAVA, SPANO, TEDISCO, THIELE, TOWNSEND -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to state payment of
  all optional medical assistance services

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

  Section 1. Section 365-a of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR
OF ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE STATE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ALLEVI-
ATE THE COUNTY COST OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS AND TO PROVIDE FISCAL
RELIEF TO EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT BY  ASSUMING  EXPENDITURES
FOR  ALL  OPTIONAL SERVICES OFFERED BY THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN
THE STATE. THE STATE SHALL PHASE-IN SUCH FISCAL RELIEF OVER A  FIVE-YEAR
PERIOD  AND ANY SAVINGS A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT REALIZES AT THE
END OF SUCH FIVE-YEAR PERIOD SHALL BE REIMBURSED  TO  THE  LOCAL  SOCIAL
SERVICES  DISTRICT  AND/OR  COUNTY  TO  OFFSET THE COST OF REAL PROPERTY
TAXES. SUCH OPTIONAL SERVICES THAT THE STATE SHALL ASSUME  THE  EXPENDI-
TURES  FOR ARE THOSE OPTIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE STATE LAW.
ANY FEDERALLY MANDATED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES ARE EXEMPT  FROM  THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  (B)  THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH IS AUTHORIZED TO APPLY FOR ANY AND ALL
FEDERAL WAIVERS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08106-02-9

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