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Senate Bill S7984

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Includes implantable infusion pumps for chronic non-cancer pain management as standard coverage for medical assistance

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2019-S7984 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3000
2023-2024: S1173
2025-2026: S268

2019-S7984 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes implantable infusion pumps for chronic non-cancer pain management as standard coverage for medical assistance.

2019-S7984 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7984 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7984
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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  including
   implantable  infusion  pumps for chronic non-cancer pain management as
   standard coverage for medical assistance
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (gg) to read as follows:
   (GG) IMPLANTABLE INFUSION PUMPS FOR CHRONIC  NON-CANCER  PAIN  MANAGE-
 MENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15510-01-0

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