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Assembly Bill A2798A

2019-2020 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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2019-A2798 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1890
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §364-j, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9397, S6814
2017-2018: A2442, S1870
2021-2022: A192, S1577
2023-2024: A7369, S2867

2019-A2798 - 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.

2019-A2798 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2798
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, RAIA, D'URSO, WOERNER --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred 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 amended by section 10 of part B of chapter 57 of
 the laws of 2018, 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 twenty-two]  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.
                                                            LBD04587-01-9

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2019-A2798A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1890
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §364-j, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9397, S6814
2017-2018: A2442, S1870
2021-2022: A192, S1577
2023-2024: A7369, S2867

2019-A2798A (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.

2019-A2798A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2798--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED,  LUPARDO, D'URSO, WOERNER, STECK,
   SAYEGH, DeSTEFANO, SALKA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  RAMOS  --
   read  once  and  referred  to  the Committee on Health -- reported and
   referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 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 amended by section 10 of part B of chapter 57 of
 the laws of 2018, 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 twenty-two] ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION; PROVIDED, FURTHER THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH IS HERE-
 BY DIRECTED TO TAKE ANY ACTION REQUIRED, INCLUDING 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.
                                                            LBD04587-02-0

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