Assembly Bill A2784

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Modifies medicaid services' availability to bring them more in line with those of private health insurance coverage; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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

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2019-A2784 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, rpld sub 2 ¶(n), Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7010
2017-2018: A2006

2019-A2784 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Modifies availability of medicaid services to bring them more in line with those of private health insurance coverage.

2019-A2784 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2784
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SCHIMMINGER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  the  character
   and  adequacy  of  Medicaid  assistance and to repeal paragraph (n) of
   subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law relating  to
   the care and services of audiologists
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2  of  section  365-a  of  the
 social  services  law,  as amended by chapter 47 of the laws of 1996, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) services of qualified physicians, [dentists, nurses,  and  private
 duty  nursing  services  shall  be  further subject to the provisions of
 section three hundred  sixty-seven-o  of  this  chapter,]  optometrists,
 NURSE  MIDWIVES,  NURSE  PRACTITIONERS,  and  other related professional
 personnel;
   § 2. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 of section  365-a  of  the  social
 services  law, as added by chapter 184 of the laws of 1969 and as relet-
 tered by chapter 478 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
   (f) preventive, prophylactic and other routine dental  care,  services
 and  supplies  ONLY  WHEN  PROVIDED  IN  A HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT OR CLINIC
 FACILITY REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
   § 3. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 2 of section  365-a  of  the  social
 services  law,  as  amended by section 21 of part A of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (g) sickroom supplies,  eyeglasses,  AND  prosthetic  appliances  [and
 dental  prosthetic  appliances]  furnished  in accordance with the regu-
 lations of the department; provided further that: (i)  the  commissioner
 of health is authorized to implement a preferred diabetic supply program
 wherein  the  department  of  health  will receive enhanced rebates from
 preferred manufacturers of glucometers and test strips, and may  subject
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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