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Senate Bill S395

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of a developmental disability clinician advisory group by the commissioner of health

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2017-S395 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Social Services
Laws Affected:
Amd §18, Chap 60 of 2014
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6247
2019-2020: S3484

2017-S395 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of a developmental disability clinician advisory group by the commissioner of health.

2017-S395 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S395 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    395
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend part C of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014,  amending  the
   social  services law and other laws relating to eliminating prescriber
   prevails for brand name drugs with generic equivalents, in relation to
   the establishment of a  developmental  disability  clinician  advisory
   group by the commissioner of health
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 18 of part C of chapter 60 of  the  laws  of  2014,
 amending  the social services law and other laws relating to eliminating
 prescriber prevails for brand name drugs with  generic  equivalents,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   §  18. The commissioner of health [is authorized to] SHALL establish a
 DEVELOPMENTAL disability clinician advisory group of experienced  clini-
 cians and clinic administrators who have an understanding of the compre-
 hensive  needs  of  people  with  DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities. Such group
 shall provide the commissioner and the department of health with  infor-
 mation  and  data  on  the  effect of policies, including proposed regu-
 lations or statutes, and of fiscal proposals, including rate setting and
 appropriations, on the delivery of supports and services for individuals
 with DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities including but not limited to the role of
 specialty services. SUCH GROUP SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS OR
 THEIR DESIGNEES: THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOP-
 MENTAL DISABILITIES, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THREE
 INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED BY THE  GOVERNOR,  TWO  INDIVIDUALS  EACH  BY  THE
 TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE SENATE AND BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
 THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS  AND
 SHALL  MEET  AT  LEAST THREE TIMES IN EACH FULL CALENDAR YEAR DURING THE
 FIRST TWO YEARS AND ADDITIONALLY UPON THE REQUEST OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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