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Assembly Bill A6193

2011-2012 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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2011-A6193 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7723

2011-A6193 (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.

2011-A6193 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6193

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SMARDZ, GIGLIO, FINCH, RAIA, GOODELL, HAWLEY,
  KATZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CONTE,  P. LOPEZ,  McLAUGHLIN,
  PALMESANO,  SAYWARD  --  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 10 to read as follows:
  10. (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.
                                                           LBD09188-01-1

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