Senate Bill S404

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Exempts monthly assessments due from certain residential health facilities from interest or penalties for any period prior to October 1, 2012

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S404 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A318
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6261, A9232
2013-2014: S1405, A3626
2015-2016: S2813, A4041
2017-2018: S4433, A8216
2019-2020: S755, A4644

2011-S404 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts monthly assessments due from residential health facilities located in any area designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area or serving a medically underserved population and experiencing a medical assistance utilization rate of eighty-five percent or greater from interest or penalties for any period prior to October 1, 2012.

2011-S404 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S404 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 404                                                    A. 318

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. ROBINSON -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Health

AN ACT in relation to exempting monthly assessments due from residential
  health facilities located in any area designated as a  Health  Profes-
  sional Shortage Area or serving a medically underserved population and
  experiencing  a  medical  assistance  utilization  rate of eighty-five
  percent or greater from interest or penalties for any period prior  to
  October 1, 2012

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to
the contrary, monthly assessments due for any period prior to October 1,
2012, from residential health facilities located in any area  designated
as  a  Health  Professional  Shortage Area or serving a medically under-
served population and experiencing a medical assistance utilization rate
of eighty-five percent or greater as appropriately reported pursuant  to
section  2807-d of the public health law on or before December 31, 2012,
shall not be subject to interest or penalties as otherwise  provided  in
such section 2807-d; provided, however, that the residential health care
facility  must  either pay such amounts or enter into a repayment agree-
ment for said amount with the commissioner of health under terms accept-
able to such commissioner on or before March 31, 2013; provided further,
however, that with  regard  to  all  assessment,  interest  and  penalty
amounts collected by the commissioner of health by the effective date of
this  act  the  interest and penalty provisions of section 2807-d of the
public health law shall remain in full force and effect and such amounts
collected shall not be subject to further reconciliation or  adjustment.

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

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