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Jun 16, 2016 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1869 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 02, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
May 03, 2016 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S7450
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2015-S7450 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง365-o, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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2015-S7450 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7450 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring Medicaid coverage of both blood testing and skin prick testing for allergies PURPOSE : To ensure that the Medicaid program provides access to blood allergy testing in parity with skin prick testing, as the tests are clinically equivalent, cost equivalent, and would expand access to testing, which would be an important step in addressing health disparities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 creates a new section of the Social Services Law entitled "blood allergy testing," which would require the department to treat serologic-specific IgE allergy tests (blood allergy tests) and percutaneous skin allergy tests (skin prick tests) as equivalent in their sensitivity and accuracy for confirming the existence of an allergy in a patient, and to treat those tests as medically necessary for those individuals with a medical history consistent with specified conditions. The bill would require the department to update its provider bulletins, as necessary, to reference the most current professional literature and guidance related to allergy testing.
2015-S7450 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7450 I N S E N A T E May 3, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring Medi- caid coverage of both blood testing and skin prick testing for aller- gies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 365-o to read as follows: S 365-O. ALLERGY TESTING COVERAGE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GUIDELINES AND OTHER CURRENT MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE AND LITERA- TURE, INCLUDING UPDATING ITS PROVIDER BULLETINS, AS NECESSARY, TO REFER- ENCE THE MOST CURRENT PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE AND GUIDANCE RELATED TO ALLERGY TESTING FOR THE PROVISION OF ALLERGY TESTING UNDER THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. CONSISTENT WITH SUCH PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE AND GUIDANCE, SUCH STANDARDS, GUIDELINES AND COVERAGE POLICIES SHALL TREAT SEROLOGIC-SPECIFIC IGE TESTS AND PERCUTANEOUS SKIN TESTS AS EQUIVALENT CONFIRMATORY TESTS IN TERMS OF THEIR SENSITIVITY AND ACCURACY, AND SHALL TREAT THEM AS MEDICALLY NECESSARY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH A MEDICAL HISTORY CONSISTENT WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) AN INHALANT ALLERGY; (B) A FOOD ALLERGY; (C) HYMENOPTERA VENOM ALLERGY OR AN ALLERGY TO STINGING INSECTS; (D) ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS (ABPA); (E) CERTAIN PARASITIC DISEASES; AND (F) ALLERGIES TO SPECIFIC DRUGS. S 2. This act shall take effect the first of July next succeeding the date upon which it shall become a law; provided that, effective imme- diately, the commissioner of health shall promulgate all rules and regu- lations deemed necessary and desirable to implement the provisions of this act on or before its effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15060-01-6
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