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Assembly Bill A10517

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that medicaid reimbursement for services to medically fragile children by pediatric rehabilitation diagnostic and treatment centers be fee-for-service

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2011-A10517 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6742
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Health
Laws Affected:
Amd Part D ยง34-b, Chap 56 of 2012

2011-A10517 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that medicaid reimbursement for services to medically fragile children rendered by pediatric rehabilitation diagnostic and treatment centers shall be at a fee-for-service rate until the workgroup on medicaid payment for services for medically fragile children completes its report.

2011-A10517 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10517

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 31, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Mayer, Gott-
  fried) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, directing a workgroup on
  medically  fragile children, in relation to medicaid reimbursement for
  services provided to medically fragile children by pediatric rehabili-
  tation diagnostic and treatment centers

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

  Section  1.  Section 34-b of part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012,
directing a workgroup on  medically  fragile  children,  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY,
SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN  RECEIVING  SERVICES  AT
PEDIATRIC  REHABILITATION  DIAGNOSTIC  AND  TREATMENT  CENTERS, OPERATED
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 28 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, SHALL BE REIMBURSED  AT
A  FEE-FOR-SERVICE  MEDICAID  RATE DURING THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE WORK-
GROUP AND UNTIL SUCH REPORT IS FINALIZED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  OF  HEALTH, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR
OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE HEALTH
COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE. ANY CHANGE  IN
REIMBURSEMENT  METHODOLOGY  NECESSARY  AS  A  RESULT OF THIS SUBDIVISION
SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WITHIN 30 DAYS  OF  THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14924-05-2

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