Senate Bill S7569

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to coverage and billing procedures in the Medicaid program for complex rehabilitation technology for patients with complex medical needs

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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-S7569 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §367-j, Soc Serv L

2019-S7569 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to coverage and billing procedures in the Medicaid program for complex rehabilitation technology for patients with complex medical needs.

2019-S7569 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7569 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7569
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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  coverage  and
   billing  procedures in the Medicaid program for complex rehabilitation
   technology for patients with complex medical needs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 367-j to read as follows:
   § 367-J. COMPLEX REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY; COVERAGE  AND  SAFEGUARDS.
 1.  DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "COMPLEX  NEEDS PATIENT" MEANS A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ENROLLEE WITH
 SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL OR FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT RESULTING FROM  A  MEDICAL
 CONDITION  OR DISEASE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: SPINAL CORD INJURY,
 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, CEREBRAL PALSY, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, SPINA  BIFI-
 DA, OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA, ARTHROGRYPOSIS, AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLERO-
 SIS,  MULTIPLE  SCLEROSIS,  DEMYELINATING DISEASE, MYELOPATHY, MYOPATHY,
 PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR ATROPHY, ANTERIOR  HORN  CELL  DISEASE,  POST-POLIO
 SYNDROME,   CEREBELLAR  DEGENERATION,  DYSTONIA,  HUNTINGTON'S  DISEASE,
 SPINOCEREBELLAR DISEASE, AND CERTAIN TYPES OF AMPUTATION,  PARALYSIS  OR
 PARESIS.
   (B)  "COMPLEX  REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY" MEANS PRODUCTS CLASSIFIED AS
 DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM THAT ARE  INDIVID-
 UALLY  CONFIGURED  FOR  INDIVIDUALS  TO  MEET  THEIR SPECIFIC AND UNIQUE
 MEDICAL, PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS  AND  CAPACITIES  FOR  BASIC  AND
 FUNCTIONAL  ACTIVITIES  OF  DAILY LIVING. SUCH PRODUCTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE
 NOT LIMITED TO:  INDIVIDUALLY CONFIGURED MANUAL  AND  POWER  WHEELCHAIRS
 AND ACCESSORIES, ADAPTIVE SEATING AND POSITIONING ITEMS AND ACCESSORIES,
 AND  OTHER SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT SUCH AS STANDING FRAMES AND GAIT TRAIN-
 ERS AND ACCESSORIES.
   (C) "INDIVIDUALLY CONFIGURED" MEANS A DEVICE  WITH  A  COMBINATION  OF
 SIZES,  FEATURES,  ADJUSTMENTS  OR  MODIFICATIONS THAT ARE CONFIGURED OR
 DESIGNED BY A QUALIFIED COMPLEX REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIER FOR A
 SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL BY MEASURING,  FITTING,  PROGRAMMING,  ADJUSTING  OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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