Senate Bill S5479A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to Medicaid reimbursement rates for rural home health care providers

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee


  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

Bill Amendments

2017-S5479 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6791
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§368-a & 365-l, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2528, A2805
2021-2022: S4342, A802
2023-2024: S427, A2470

2017-S5479 - Summary

Relates to increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for rural home health care providers to cover actual costs of delivery.

2017-S5479 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5479 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5479
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- 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  Medicaid
   reimbursement rates for rural home health care providers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 368-a of the social  services  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (g-1) to read as follows:
   (G-1) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (G) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED  SIXTY-FOUR-J  OF  THIS  TITLE  OR  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,
 REIMBURSEMENT FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA-
 GRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-FIVE-A  OF
 THIS  TITLE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR SHARED AIDE PROVIDED BY AN APPROVED HOME
 HEALTH AGENCY WHEN SUCH SERVICES ARE DETERMINED TO BE COST EFFECTIVE AND
 APPROPRIATE TO MEET THE RECIPIENT'S NEEDS  FOR  ASSISTANCE,  WHERE  SUCH
 SERVICES ARE DELIVERED IN A RURAL AREA OF THE STATE, TO BE DESIGNATED BY
 THE  COMMISSIONER IN REGULATION, SHALL BE INCREASED TO INCLUDE AN AMOUNT
 NECESSARY TO COVER THE DISPARATE TRANSPORTATION  COSTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH
 PROVIDING  SUCH SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARA-
 GRAPH, "RURAL AREA" SHALL MEAN A RURAL AREA AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO
 THOUSAND  NINE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL DEVELOP METHODOLOGIES FOR CALCULATING SUCH DELIVERY  COSTS,
 TAKING  INTO  ACCOUNT  THE  COSTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH DIRECT PERSONAL CARE
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE NURSING HOME TRANSITION AND DIVERSION
 (NHTD) HOUSING SUBSIDY PROGRAM AND  THE  TRAUMATIC  BRAIN  INJURY  (TBI)
 WAIVER.  SUCH  REIMBURSEMENT  INCREASE  SHALL  INCLUDE  ALL  HOME HEALTH
 SERVICES PROVIDED FOR ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE,  INCLUDING
 THOSE AVAILABLE OR OBTAINED THROUGH FEDERAL WAIVERS.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of section 365-l of the social services law, as
 added by section 37 of part H of chapter 59 of  the  laws  of  2011,  is
 amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S5479A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6791
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§368-a & 365-l, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2528, A2805
2021-2022: S4342, A802
2023-2024: S427, A2470

2017-S5479A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for rural home health care providers to cover actual costs of delivery.

2017-S5479A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5479A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5479--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services  law,  in relation to Medicaid
   reimbursement rates for rural home health care providers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 368-a of the social services law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (g-1) to read as follows:
   (G-1) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (G) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR-J OF THIS  TITLE  OR  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,
 REIMBURSEMENT FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA-
 GRAPH  (D)  OF  SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-A OF
 THIS TITLE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR SHARED AIDE PROVIDED BY AN APPROVED  HOME
 HEALTH AGENCY WHEN SUCH SERVICES ARE DETERMINED TO BE COST EFFECTIVE AND
 APPROPRIATE  TO  MEET  THE  RECIPIENT'S NEEDS FOR ASSISTANCE, WHERE SUCH
 SERVICES ARE DELIVERED IN A RURAL AREA OF THE STATE, TO BE DESIGNATED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER IN REGULATION, SHALL BE INCREASED TO INCLUDE AN  AMOUNT
 NECESSARY  TO  COVER  THE DISPARATE TRANSPORTATION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
 PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DEVELOP
 METHODOLOGIES  FOR  CALCULATING  SUCH  DELIVERY COSTS WHICH ARE SEPARATE
 FROM DIRECT PERSONAL CARE. SUCH REIMBURSEMENT INCREASE SHALL INCLUDE ALL
 HOME HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED FOR ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS UNDER  THIS  ARTI-
 CLE, INCLUDING THOSE AVAILABLE OR OBTAINED THROUGH FEDERAL WAIVERS.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of section 365-l of the social services law, as
 added by section 37 of part H of chapter 59 of  the  laws  of  2011,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  Notwithstanding  any  law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
 commissioner of health is authorized, in consultation with  the  commis-
 sioners  of  the  office  of  mental  health,  office  of alcoholism and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.