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Assembly Bill A5802

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to medicaid reimbursement; repealer

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2017-A5802 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add §368-a, amd §368-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A7298

2017-A5802 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to having the state reimburse all local costs for medicaid.

2017-A5802 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5802
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ERRIGO, RAIA, PALMESANO, GIGLIO, CROUCH, HAWLEY
   -- 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 medicaid
   reimbursement; and repealing certain provisions of such  law  relating
   thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 368-a of the social services law is REPEALED and  a
 new section 368-a is added to read as follows:
   §  368-A.  STATE  REIMBURSEMENT.  1.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW THE
 EXPENDITURES MADE BY LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS FOR MEDIAL  ASSIST-
 ANCE  FOR  NEEDY  PERSONS, AND THE ADMINISTRATION THEREOF, BEFORE MAKING
 REIMBURSEMENT. BEFORE APPROVING SUCH EXPENDITURES FOR REIMBURSEMENT, THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL GIVE DUE CONSIDERATION TO THE RESULTS  OF  THE  REVIEWS
 AND AUDITS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF  SECTION  THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE. IF APPROVED BY
 THE DEPARTMENT, SUCH EXPENDITURES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO  REIMBURSEMENT
 BY  THE  STATE  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE  OR ANY
 PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OTHER THAN THIS SECTION, BUT SHALL BE  SUBJECT
 TO  REIMBURSEMENT  BY  THE STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND THE
 REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT, AS FOLLOWS:
   THERE SHALL BE PAID TO EACH SUCH DISTRICT:
   (A) THE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDS, IF ANY, PROPERLY RECEIVED  OR  TO  BE
 RECEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH EXPENDITURES;
   (B)  THE  FULL AMOUNT EXPENDED ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE FURNISHED UNDER THIS TITLE  TO  ELIGIBLE  PATIENTS  IN  STATE
 INSTITUTIONS  FOR  THE MENTALLY DISABLED, IN FACILITIES OR PARTS THEREOF
 FOR THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF DRUG DEPENDENT PERSONS  OPERATED  PURSUANT
 TO THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND IN OTHER HOSPITALS WHILE SUCH PATIENTS ARE
 ON RELEASE FROM AN INSTITUTION IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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