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Assembly Bill A3429

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the provision of home health services by electronic, remote means under the medical assistance program

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2011-A3429 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1514

2011-A3429 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the provision of home health services by electronic, remote means pursuant to a physician-approved plan of care under the medical assistance program.

2011-A3429 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3429

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, TOBACCO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  COOK,  HOOPER,  PHEFFER, REILLY, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  allowing  the
  provision  of home health services by licensed providers through elec-
  tronic, remote means

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the
social services law, as amended by chapter 59 of the laws  of  1993,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (d)  (I)  home  health  services  provided  in  a recipient's home and
prescribed by a physician including services of a nurse  provided  on  a
part-time  or  intermittent  basis  rendered  by an approved home health
agency or if no  such  agency  is  available,  by  a  registered  nurse,
licensed to practice in this state, acting under the written orders of a
physician  and  home health aide service by an individual or shared aide
provided by an approved home health agency when such services are deter-
mined to be cost effective and appropriate to meet the recipient's needs
for assistance subject to  the  provisions  of  [section  three  hundred
sixty-seven-j and] section three hundred sixty-seven-o of this title;
  (II)  PROVIDERS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
LAW MAY PROVIDE HOME HEALTH SERVICES TO RECIPIENTS  IN  THEIR  PLACE  OF
RESIDENCE  BY ELECTRONIC, REMOTE MEANS, WHEN SUCH SERVICES ARE APPROPRI-
ATE AND COST EFFECTIVE TO MEET THE  RECIPIENT'S  NEEDS  FOR  ASSESSMENT,
EDUCATION, DATA COLLECTION AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PHYSICIAN-APPROVED  PLAN  OF  CARE. SUCH SERVICES MAY UTILIZE MONITORING
AND REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE VIDEO  COMMUNICATION  WITH  THE  RECIPIENT  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  SUCH  PLAN OF CARE. NON-VIDEO EQUIPMENT USE, INSTALLA-
TION, MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING SERVICES SHALL  BE  REIMBURSED  TO  THE
PROVIDER  AT  A RATE NOT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS PER MONTH. VIDEO,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05678-01-1

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