Assembly Bill A2442

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that services to medical assistance recipients suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nursing home diversion and transition services shall be provided outside of managed programs

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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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2017-A2442 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1870
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §364-j, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9397, S6814
2019-2020: A2798, S1890
2021-2022: A192, S1577
2023-2024: A7369, S2867

2017-A2442 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that services to medical assistance recipients suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nursing home diversion and transition services shall be provided outside of managed programs.

2017-A2442 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2442
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A.  LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the provision of
   services to certain persons suffering from traumatic brain injuries or
   qualifying for nursing home diversion and transition services

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Paragraph (d-2) of subdivision 3 of section 364-j  of  the
 social services law, as added by section 20-a of part B of chapter 59 of
 the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (d-2)  Services  provided  pursuant  to  waivers,  granted pursuant to
 subsection (c) of section 1915 of the federal social  security  act,  to
 persons  suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nurs-
 ing home diversion and transition services, shall  not  be  provided  to
 medical  assistance  recipients  through managed care programs [until at
 least January first, two thousand eighteen] ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION, AND SHALL CONTINUE TO  BE  PROVIDED  OUTSIDE  OF  MANAGED  CARE
 PROGRAMS  AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH WAIVER PROGRAMS AS THEY EXISTED ON
 JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN; PROVIDED, FURTHER THAT THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER OF HEALTH IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO TAKE ANY ACTION REQUIRED, INCLUD-
 ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FILING WAIVERS AND WAIVER EXTENSIONS AS NECESSARY
 WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO CONTINUE THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
 ments to section 364-j of the social services law, made by  section  one
 of this act, shall not affect the expiration and repeal of such section,
 and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02524-01-7

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