Senate Bill S4067

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to providers of goods and services to local social services districts under the medical assistance program

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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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2013-S4067 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8718
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §364, Soc Serv L; add §37, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A3583

2013-S4067 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providers of goods and services to local social services districts under the medical assistance program.

2013-S4067 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4067 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4067

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 6, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the social services law and the public  health  law,  in
  relation  to  providers  of goods or services to local social services
  districts under the medical assistance program

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 364 of the social services law is
amended by adding 2 new paragraphs (i) and (j) to read as follows:
  (I) ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR COMPLETING BACKGROUND CHECKS ON PROSPEC-
TIVE APPLICANTS FOR THE PROVISION OF GOODS OR SERVICES TO A LOCAL SOCIAL
SERVICES DISTRICT UNDER THE  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM.  SUCH  POLICY
SHALL APPLY ONE UNIFORM STANDARD FOR THE COMPLETION OF BACKGROUND CHECKS
FOR ALL APPLICANTS.
  (J)  ESTABLISHING  AN  ATTESTATION FOR APPLICANTS FOR THE PROVISION OF
GOODS OR SERVICES TO A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT UNDER THE  MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. SUCH ATTESTATION SHALL BE IN A MANNER AND FORM TO BE
DETERMINED  BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE APPLI-
CANT ON BEHALF OF ANY EXECUTIVE OF THE APPLICANT AND  ANY  AFFILIATE  OF
THE  APPLICANT  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS:
  (I) THAT ANY  EXECUTIVE  OR  AFFILIATE  OF  THE  APPLICANT  WAS  NEVER
CONVICTED OF A CRIME RELATED TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD;
  (II)  THAT  ANY  EXECUTIVE  OR  AFFILIATE  OF  THE APPLICANT HAS NEVER
VIOLATED THE FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT;
  (III) THAT ANY EXECUTIVE OR  AFFILIATE  OF  THE  APPLICANT  WAS  NEVER
CONVICTED  OF  AN  ACT THAT WOULD BE A FELONY UNDER TITLE K OF THE PENAL
LAW;
  (IV) THAT ANY EXECUTIVE OR AFFILIATE OF THE APPLICANT HAS NOT  ENGAGED
IN  BEHAVIOR THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT SUCH EXECUTIVE OR AFFILIATE OF THE
APPLICANT IS UNSUITABLE TO PROVIDE SUCH GOODS OR SERVICES; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09640-02-3
              

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