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                                  5320

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
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Introduced  by  Sen. MORAHAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  the  early  rate
  restructuring work group and early intervention demonstration projects

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

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding two new sections
2555 and 2555-a to read as follows:
  S 2555. EARLY INTERVENTION RATE RESTRUCTURING WORK GROUP. THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  IS DIRECTED, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE
OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, TO COLLECT  INFOR-
MATION  ON REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICE PROVIDERS
AND TO ESTABLISH A WORK GROUP TO REVIEW THE FISCAL  DATA  COLLECTED  AND
RECOMMEND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, A REDESIGN OF THE REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM FOR
EARLY  INTERVENTION  SERVICES. FOR APPROVED EARLY INTERVENTION PROVIDERS
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A CONSOLIDATED FISCAL REPORT (CFR) TO  ANOTHER  STATE
AGENCY  OR  DEPARTMENT,  SUCH  AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT SHALL FORWARD TO THE
DEPARTMENT SUCH RELEVANT  CFR  INFORMATION  AS  MAY  BE  REQUESTED.  FOR
APPROVED  EARLY  INTERVENTION  PROVIDERS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A CFR WITH
ANOTHER STATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE  SUCH
INFORMATION  AS NECESSARY FOR COMPARABILITY TO CFR INFORMATION. THE WORK
GROUP SHALL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF MUNICIPALITIES AS WELL AS  STATE-
WIDE  AND  REGIONAL  REPRESENTATIVES  OF PROVIDERS OF EARLY INTERVENTION
SERVICES. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT TO  THE  LEGISLATURE,  NO  LATER
THAN  MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDA-
TIONS OF THE WORK GROUP AND SHALL  PREPARE  FOR  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE
REDESIGNED  REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM EFFECTIVE FOR THE JULY FIRST, TWO THOU-
SAND TEN PROGRAM YEAR.
  S 2555-A. EARLY INTERVENTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. THE COMMISSIONER,
IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF  MENTAL  RETARDA-
TION  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES,  SHALL DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S. 5320                             2

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS  TO  ESTABLISH  EARLY  INTERVENTION  DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS  SO  THAT  CHILDREN  WITH  MULTIPLE  SERVICE  NEEDS CAN RECEIVE
SERVICES IN A COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED, COLLABORATIVE, FAMILY-CENTERED
APPROACH  AND  EXPLORE  ALTERNATIVE  SERVICE  DELIVERY AND REIMBURSEMENT
MODELS FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY. THE COMMISSIONER IS  AUTHORIZED
TO  REIMBURSE  PROVIDERS  IN  AN  ALTERNATIVE  MANNER AS APPROVED IN THE
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  OFFICE
OF  MENTAL  RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL ESTABLISH A
MINIMUM OF SIX SUCH EARLY  INTERVENTION  DEMONSTRATION  PROJECTS  IN  AT
LEAST  FOUR  REGIONS  OF  THE  STATE. AT LEAST TWO OF THESE EARLY INTER-
VENTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS SHALL BEGIN NO LATER THAN JANUARY  FIRST,
TWO  THOUSAND  TEN.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON
THE EFFECTIVENESS  AND  EFFICIENCY  OF  SUCH  ALTERNATIVE  DELIVERY  AND
REIMBURSEMENT MODELS ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.