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Assembly Bill A9647A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires regulations to notify vendors of WIC reimbursement discrepancies and the reason for such discrepancy

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2015-A9647 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7050
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5091, A11253, S806
2019-2020: A5304

2015-A9647 - Summary

Requires regulations to notify vendors of WIC reimbursement discrepancies and the reason for such discrepancy; prohibits fees for rejected or bounced checks; relates to a method for collecting the difference between the total submitted for reimbursement and the authorized value of the WIC check.

2015-A9647 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9647

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to requiring regu-
  lations to establish a method of  notification  of  WIC  reimbursement
  rejections  and  the  reason for such rejection and prohibits fees for
  rejected or bounced WIC checks

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 206 of the public health law is
amended by adding two new paragraphs (v) and (w) to read as follows:
  (V) BY RULE AND REGULATION, ESTABLISH A METHOD IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENT
NOTIFIES VENDORS AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE  SPECIAL  SUPPLEMENTAL
FOOD  PROGRAM  FOR  WOMEN,  INFANTS,  AND CHILDREN (WIC PROGRAM), OF THE
REJECTION OF A REIMBURSEMENT SUBMITTED BY THE VENDOR AND THE REASON  FOR
SUCH REJECTION.
  (W)  BY  RULE  AND REGULATION ESTABLISH A METHOD WHEREBY THE VENDOR IS
RESPONSIBLE ONLY FOR THE DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TOTAL  SUBMITTED  FOR
REIMBURSEMENT  AND  THE REDEMPTION VALUE OF THE WIC CHECK. VENDORS SHALL
NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY A FEE FOR REJECTED OR BOUNCED WIC CHECKS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14734-02-6

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2015-A9647A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7050
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5091, A11253, S806
2019-2020: A5304

2015-A9647A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires regulations to notify vendors of WIC reimbursement discrepancies and the reason for such discrepancy; prohibits fees for rejected or bounced checks; relates to a method for collecting the difference between the total submitted for reimbursement and the authorized value of the WIC check.

2015-A9647A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9647--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  requiring  regu-
  lations  to  establish  a  method of notification of WIC reimbursement
  discrepancies and the reason for such discrepancy and  prohibits  fees
  for rejected or bounced WIC checks

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public  health  law  is
amended by adding two new paragraphs (v) and (w) to read as follows:
  (V) BY RULE AND REGULATION, ESTABLISH A METHOD IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENT
NOTIFIES  VENDORS  AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL
FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN,  INFANTS,  AND  CHILDREN  (WIC  PROGRAM),  OF  A
DISCREPANCY  IN THE PRESENTMENT OF A WIC CHECK FOR REIMBURSEMENT SUBMIT-
TED BY THE VENDOR AND THE REASON FOR SUCH DISCREPANCY.
  (W) BY RULE AND REGULATION ESTABLISH A METHOD WHEREBY  THE  VENDOR  IS
RESPONSIBLE  ONLY  FOR  THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN THE TOTAL SUBMITTED FOR
REIMBURSEMENT AND THE AUTHORIZED VALUE OF THE WIC CHECK.  VENDORS  SHALL
NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY A FEE FOR REJECTED OR BOUNCED WIC CHECKS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14734-03-6

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