Assembly Actions -
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Nov 08, 2019 |
signed chap.451 |
Oct 28, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2019 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1494 substituted for s3960 |
Jun 18, 2019 |
substituted by a2787 ordered to third reading cal.1494 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 21, 2019 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S3960
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2787 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2019-S3960 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3960 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3960 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law and the public health law, in relation to payments for behavioral health services PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require Medicaid managed care plans, managed long term care plans, and plans under Child Health Plus to implement required changes in rates, coverage or payments for behavioral health providers on the same date as the change takes effect for Medicaid non-managed care, or to make updated payments retroactively to that date. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 364-j of the social services law by adding a new paragraph (e) to subdivision 18, providing that Medicaid managed care plans shall adjust payments to behavioral health providers required
2019-S3960 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3960 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 21, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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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