Assembly Bill A2787

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to payments for behavioral health services

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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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2019-A2787 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3960
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §364-j, Soc Serv L; amd 4403-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8011, S6219

2019-A2787 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that increased rates of payment for behavioral health services shall be deemed to be effective on the date of the law, rule or regulation under which the change or increase is required.

2019-A2787 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2787
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law and the public  health  law,  in
   relation to payments for behavioral health services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 18 of section 364-j of the social services  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E)  INCREASED  RATES, TERMS OR SCOPE OF PAYMENT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
 SERVICES UNDER THIS TITLE, WHERE PAYMENT  IS  MADE  BY  A  MANAGED  CARE
 PROVIDER  UNDER  THIS  SECTION, AS A RESULT OF A RATE, COVERAGE OR OTHER
 CHANGE MADE PURSUANT TO A LAW, REGULATION, RULE  OR  OFFICIAL  GUIDANCE,
 SHALL  BE  DEEMED IN EFFECT ON THE SAME DATE THAT SUCH CHANGE WOULD HAVE
 TAKEN EFFECT IF PAYMENT WERE MADE OTHER THAN BY THE MANAGED CARE PROVID-
 ER. WHERE PAYMENT IS NOT MADE AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE, THE MANAGED CARE
 PROVIDER SHALL MAKE RETROACTIVE  PAYMENTS  TO  THE  APPROPRIATE  SERVICE
 PROVIDERS.
   §  2.  Subdivision  7  of  section  4403-f of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:
   (K) INCREASED RATES, TERMS OR SCOPE OF PAYMENT FOR  BEHAVIORAL  HEALTH
 SERVICES  UNDER  THIS  SECTION, WHERE PAYMENT IS MADE BY AN ENTITY UNDER
 THIS SECTION, AS A RESULT OF A  RATE,  COVERAGE  OR  OTHER  CHANGE  MADE
 PURSUANT  TO  A  LAW,  REGULATION,  RULE  OR OFFICIAL GUIDANCE, SHALL BE
 DEEMED IN EFFECT ON THE SAME DATE THAT  SUCH  CHANGE  WOULD  HAVE  TAKEN
 EFFECT  IF  PAYMENT WERE MADE OTHER THAN BY THE ENTITY. WHERE PAYMENT IS
 NOT MADE AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE, THE  ENTITY  SHALL  MAKE  RETROACTIVE
 PAYMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE SERVICE PROVIDERS.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 364-j of the social services law  and  section
 4403-f  of  the  public  health law made by sections one and two of this
 act, respectively, shall not affect the  repeal  of  such  sections  and
 shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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