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Senate Bill S5882

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the Medicaid reimbursement rate for counties in calendar year 2012 and each succeeding calendar year

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2011-S5882 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Laws Affected:
Amd Part C ยง1, Chap 58 of 2005

2011-S5882 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the Medicaid reimbursement rate for counties in calendar year 2012 and each succeeding calendar year; reduces the annual increase over the prior year's trend factor to the lesser of 2% or the inflation factor.

2011-S5882 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5882 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5882

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            September 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend chapter 58 of the laws of 2005,  authorizing  reimburse-
  ments  for  expenditures  made  by  or  on  behalf  of social services
  districts for medical assistance for needy persons  and  the  adminis-
  tration thereof, in relation to the Medicaid reimbursement growth rate

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 1 of part C of chapter 58 of the
laws of 2005, authorizing reimbursements for expenditures made by or  on
behalf  of  social  services  districts for medical assistance for needy
persons and the administration thereof, is amended to read as follows:
  (c) (1) Commencing with the calendar year beginning January  1,  2006,
calendar  year  social  services district medical assistance expenditure
amounts for each social services district shall be calculated by  multi-
plying  the  results of the calculations performed pursuant to paragraph
(b) of this section by a non-compounded trend factor, as follows:
  (i) 2006 (January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006):  3.5%;
  (ii) 2007 (January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007):   6.75%  (3.25%
plus the prior year's 3.5%);
  (iii)  2008  (January  1,  2008 through December 31, 2008):  9.75% (3%
plus the prior year's 6.75%);
  (iv) 2009 (January 1, 2009 through December 31,  2009):    12.75%  (3%
PLUS THE PRIOR YEAR'S 9.75%);
  (V) 2010 (JANUARY 1, 2010 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010):  15.75% (3% PLUS
THE PRIOR YEAR'S 12.75%);
  (VI)  2011  (JANUARY  1,  2011 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2011):  18.75% (3%
PLUS THE PRIOR YEAR'S 15.75%);
  (VII) 2012 (JANUARY 1, 2012  THROUGH  DECEMBER  31,  2012),  and  each
succeeding calendar year: prior year's trend factor percentage plus [3%]
THE LESSER OF EITHER: 2% OR THE INFLATION FACTOR.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13132-01-1

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