Senate Bill S1870

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-S1870 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2442
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: S6814, A9397
2019-2020: S1890, A2798
2021-2022: S1577, A192
2023-2024: S2867, A7369

2017-S1870 (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-S1870 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1870
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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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