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Assembly Bill A5438

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Amends chapter 58 of the laws of 2005 in relation to calculating social services district medical assistance expenditure amounts

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2015-A5438 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1955
Law Section:
Social Services
Laws Affected:
Amd Part C ยง1, Chap 58 of 2005
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8453, S5787
2013-2014: A4776, S4296

2015-A5438 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to calculating social services district medical assistance expenditure amounts.

2015-A5438 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5438

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend chapter 58 of the laws of 2005, relating to  authorizing
  reimbursements  for  expenditures  made  by  or  on  behalf  of social
  services districts for medical assistance for needy  persons  and  the
  administration  thereof,  in  relation  to calculating social services
  district medical assistance expenditure amounts

  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,  relating to 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)  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%);

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07913-01-5

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