Senate Bill S4529

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the provision of certain optometric services by the college of optometry of the state university of New York to persons receiving medical assistance

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A1138 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S4529 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1138
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §364-j, Soc Serv L

2009-S4529 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the provision of optometric services, which are provided by certain diagnostic and treatment centers licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law and affiliated with the college of optometry of the state university of New York, to recipients of medical assistance for the needy; provides for annual reports by diagnostic and treatment centers providing optometric services under these provisions to the governor and legislature containing certain specified elements.

2009-S4529 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4529 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4529

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to authorizing  the
  provision  of  certain optometric services by the college of optometry
  of the state university of  New  York  to  persons  receiving  medical
  assistance

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

  Section 1. Clause (E) of subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdi-
vision 4 of section 364-j of  the  social  services  law  is  relettered
clause (F) and a new clause (E) is added to read as follows:
  (E)  THE  SERVICES  ARE OPTOMETRIC SERVICES, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE
HUNDRED FORTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, AND ARE PROVIDED BY A DIAGNOS-
TIC AND TREATMENT CENTER LICENSED  UNDER  ARTICLE  TWENTY-EIGHT  OF  THE
PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW WHICH IS AFFILIATED WITH THE COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY OF
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND WHICH HAS BEEN GRANTED AN OPERATING
CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO
PROVIDE SUCH OPTOMETRIC SERVICES. ANY DIAGNOSTIC  AND  TREATMENT  CENTER
PROVIDING  OPTOMETRIC  SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO THIS CLAUSE SHALL PRIOR TO
JUNE FIRST OF EACH YEAR REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF
THE  SENATE  AND  SPEAKER  OF  THE ASSEMBLY ON THE FOLLOWING:  THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF VISITS MADE BY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS DURING THE  IMME-
DIATELY  PRECEDING  CALENDAR  YEAR; THE NUMBER OF VISITS MADE BY MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR  BY
RECIPIENTS  WHO  WERE  ENROLLED  IN MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; THE NUMBER OF
VISITS MADE BY MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE  RECIPIENTS  DURING  THE  IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING  CALENDAR YEAR BY RECIPIENTS WHO WERE ENROLLED IN MANAGED CARE
PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE OPTOMETRIC BENEFITS AS A COVERED SERVICE; AND  THE
NUMBER  OF VISITS MADE BY THE UNINSURED DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING
CALENDAR YEAR; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00801-01-9

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