Senate Bill S7689

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the membership of the early intervention coordinating council

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9889 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9889
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2553, Pub Health L

2015-S7689 (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-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7689

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed 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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