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Assembly Bill A5907A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing topical oxygen wound therapy as a Medicaid benefit

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2015-A5907 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4185
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A2906, S3421

2015-A5907 - Summary

Establishes topical oxygen wound therapy as a Medicaid benefit.

2015-A5907 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5907

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the social services law,  in  relation  to  establishing
  topical oxygen wound therapy as a Medicaid benefit

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social  services  law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (cc) to read as follows:
  (CC)  TOPICAL  OXYGEN  WOUND  THERAPY FOR CHRONIC WOUND MANAGEMENT AND
TREATMENT, AS PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER  QUALIFIED  PRESCRIBER,
THROUGH  USE  OF  A  UNITED  STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION CLEARED
TOPICAL OXYGEN CHAMBER FOR EXTREMITIES, CONSISTENT WITH COVERAGE  CRITE-
RIA ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09674-02-5

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2015-A5907A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4185
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A2906, S3421

2015-A5907A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes topical oxygen wound therapy as a Medicaid benefit.

2015-A5907A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5907--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, ARROYO, COLTON, WRIGHT, BARRON, HOOPER,
  SIMON, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRESPO, SCHIMEL --  read
  once  and  referred  to  the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the
  Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the social services law,  in  relation  to  establishing
  topical oxygen wound therapy as a Medicaid benefit

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social  services  law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (dd) to read as follows:
  (DD)  TOPICAL  OXYGEN  WOUND  THERAPY FOR CHRONIC WOUND MANAGEMENT AND
TREATMENT, AS PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER  QUALIFIED  PRESCRIBER,
THROUGH  USE  OF  A  UNITED  STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION CLEARED
TOPICAL OXYGEN CHAMBER FOR EXTREMITIES, CONSISTENT WITH COVERAGE  CRITE-
RIA ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09674-04-6

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