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Assembly Bill A2938

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Allows counties to opt out of providing certain optional Medicaid benefits to prospective beneficiaries

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2017-A2938 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11281
2011-2012: A1104
2013-2014: A1573
2015-2016: A4072
2019-2020: A2806
2021-2022: A4830
2023-2024: A5462
2025-2026: A5652

2017-A2938 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the state to allow counties to opt out of the county cost of medical assistance payments to any new enrollees who have either never received such benefits or who have reenrolled after a period of absence; further directs the commissioner of health to apply for any and all federal waivers required to implement the provisions of this subdivision.

2017-A2938 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2938
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KOLB, RAIA, SALADINO, MONTESANO, McLAUGHLIN,
   STEC, BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  BUTLER,
   CROUCH,  CURRAN,  FINCH, FITZPATRICK, FRIEND, GIGLIO, GOODELL, HAWLEY,
   LOPEZ, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, OAKS, PALMESANO -- read once and  referred
   to the Committee on Health

 AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the
   state to allow counties to opt out of certain Medicaid services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  365-a  of  the social services law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF  THIS  SECTION  OR  ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION,  THE  STATE  IS REQUIRED TO ALLOW COUNTIES TO OPT OUT OF PROVIDING
 OPTIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES  TO  ANY  NEW  ENROLLEES  WHO  HAVE
 EITHER NEVER RECEIVED SUCH BENEFITS OR WHO HAVE REENROLLED AFTER A PERI-
 OD OF ABSENCE.
   (B)  THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH IS AUTHORIZED TO APPLY FOR ANY AND ALL
 FEDERAL WAIVERS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03194-01-7

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