Assembly Bill A7863

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the department of health to use state employees in determining eligibility for the child health plus, the medical assistance program and family health plus

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2009-A7863 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5249
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง206, Pub Health L

2009-A7863 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of health to use state employees in determining eligibility for the child health plus, the medical assistance program and family health plus.

2009-A7863 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 5249                                                  A. 7863

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to determining eligi-
  bility for the child  health  plus  program,  the  medical  assistance
  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. Subdivision 24 of section 206 of the public health law,  as
amended  by  section  69 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
  24. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary,
the commissioner is authorized to receive applications and to  determine
initial and continuing eligibility for enrollment under the child health
plus  program established under title I-A of article twenty-five of this
chapter, the medical assistance program established under  title  eleven
of  article  five of the social services law, and the family health plus
program established under title eleven-D of such  article.  The  commis-
sioner  may  exercise such authority with respect to all residents, or a
subset of residents, of one or more local social services districts. The
commissioner is authorized to enter into one or  more  contracts,  which
contracts shall be procured on a competitive basis pursuant to a request
for proposal process, for the purpose of exercising his or her authority
under  this  subdivision.    State employees shall supervise and provide
oversight and quality assurance monitoring of contract staff activities.
Provided further, the department shall [endeavor to] use state employees
in exercising the commissioner's authority under this subdivision.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11507-01-9

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