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Assembly Bill A6315

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates a county opt out provision for Medicaid participation

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2011-A6315 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง363-e, Soc Serv L

2011-A6315 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows counties to opt out of state mandated Medicaid provisions.

2011-A6315 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6315

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KATZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  allowing  coun-
  ties to opt out of state mandated Medicaid provisions

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

  Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
363-e to read as follows:
  S 363-E. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THE LAW TO THE CONTRA-
RY,  ANY COUNTY SHALL BE ALLOWED BY ENACTING OF A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE
OR BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE BOARD TO OPT OUT OF  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS TITLE. ANY COUNTY THAT SUSPENDS SERVICES UNDER THIS
TITLE SHALL NOTIFY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  IN  WRITING.
THE  DEPARTMENT  OF HEALTH SHALL BE REQUIRED TO AMEND THE STATE MEDICAID
PLAN TO REFLECT SUCH REDUCTIONS IN SERVICES ACCORDINGLY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09861-01-1

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