Assembly Bill A9889

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the membership of the early intervention coordinating council

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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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2015-A9889 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7689
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2553, Pub Health L

2015-A9889 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the membership of the early intervention coordinating council; adds representatives of managed care plans or managed care plan trade associations familiar with how claims for services are provided to the council.

2015-A9889 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9889

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 22, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the membership of
  the early intervention coordinating council

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

  Section  1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 2553 of
the public health law, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter  135  of  the
laws  of 2012 and paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 231 of the laws of
1993, are amended to read as follows:
  (b) The council shall consist of [twenty-seven] THIRTY members, unless
otherwise required by federal law, appointed by the governor.  At  least
five members shall be parents, four of whom shall be parents of children
with  disabilities  aged  twelve or younger and one of whom shall be the
parent of a child with disabilities aged six or younger; at  least  five
shall  be representatives of public or private providers of early inter-
vention services; at least one shall be involved in  personnel  prepara-
tion  or  training;  AT  LEAST THREE SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVES OF MANAGED
CARE PLANS OR MANAGED CARE PLAN TRADE  ASSOCIATIONS  FAMILIAR  WITH  HOW
CLAIMS  FOR  SERVICES  PROVIDED  PURSUANT  TO THIS TITLE ARE MANAGED; at
least two shall be early intervention officials; at least two  shall  be
members  of  the  legislature;  seven  shall be the commissioner and the
commissioners of education, the office of children and family  services,
people  with  developmental  disabilities, mental health, alcoholism and
substance abuse services and the superintendent of  financial  services,
or  their  appropriate  designees with sufficient authority to engage in
policy planning and implementation on behalf of their agencies.
  (c) The governor shall appoint [eight] TEN members on the  recommenda-
tion  of  the  temporary  president of the senate and the speaker of the
assembly, each of whom shall recommend [four] FIVE members  as  follows:
one  parent  of  a  child  with  disabilities age twelve or younger; one
representative of public or  private  providers  of  early  intervention
services; ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF A MANAGED CARE PLAN OR MANAGED CARE PLAN
TRADE  ASSOCIATION FAMILIAR WITH HOW CLAIMS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED PURSU-

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

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