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                                   10504
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2018
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to including doulas
   as medical services providers for Medicaid recipients;  directing  the
   commissioner  of  health  to  submit an application for amendments and
   waivers to add doulas to state Medicaid coverage;  and  directing  the
   commissioner of health and the commissioner of social services to add,
   amend and/or repeal any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
   tation of this act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1  of  section  364-j  of  the
 social  services  law, as amended by chapter 653 of the laws of 1997, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (d) "Medical services provider". A physician, nurse, nurse practition-
 er, physician assistant, licensed midwife, DOULA,  dentist,  optometrist
 or other licensed health care practitioner authorized to provide medical
 assistance services.
   §  2.  The  commissioner of health is directed to apply for such state
 Medicaid plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the
 provisions of this act and include doula care as a covered service under
 the state Medicaid plan, and to secure federal  financial  participation
 for  state  Medicaid expenditures for doula care under the federal Medi-
 caid program.
   § 3. The  commissioner  of  health  and  the  commissioner  of  social
 services shall add, amend and/or repeal any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one
 of this act shall take effect upon receipt by the commissioner of health
 of approval from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to
 include  doula  care as a covered service under the state Medicaid plan;
 provided, further, that the amendments to section 364-j  of  the  social
 services law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal
 of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. The commissioner
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 of health shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the
 occurrence  of the receipt of such approval in order that the commission
 may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the  official
 text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating
 the  provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of
 the public officers law.