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Assembly Bill A1671A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to temporarily exempting covered entities under the federal 340B program and comprehensive HIV special needs plans

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2021-A1671 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2520
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health
Laws Affected:
Add Part FFF §1-b, Chap 56 of 2020
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10960, S8948

2021-A1671 - Summary

Relates to temporarily exempting covered entities under the federal 340B program and comprehensive HIV special needs plans.

2021-A1671 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1671
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, REYES, HEVESI, L. ROSENTHAL, GUNTHER,
   DICKENS, RODRIGUEZ, TAYLOR, HUNTER, BARRON, BRAUNSTEIN, PERRY, JOYNER,
   EPSTEIN, DINOWITZ, ABINANTI, O'DONNELL, PEOPLES-STOKES, THIELE, ENGLE-
   BRIGHT, NOLAN, CRUZ, GALEF, SIMON, PAULIN, GOODELL --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend part FFF of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, amending the
   public  health  law  relating  to extending and enhancing the Medicaid
   drug cap and to reduce unnecessary pharmacy benefit manager  costs  to
   the  Medicaid  program,  in  relation to temporarily exempting covered
   entities under the federal 340B program and comprehensive HIV  special
   needs plans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Part FFF of chapter 56 of the laws of  2020,  amending  the
 public  health law relating to extending and enhancing the Medicaid drug
 cap and to reduce unnecessary pharmacy  benefit  manager  costs  to  the
 Medicaid  program,  is  amended  by  adding a new section 1-b to read as
 follows:
   § 1-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS PART  OR  OTHER  LAW,  NO
 ACTION SHALL BE TAKEN BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH OR THE DEPARTMENT OF
 HEALTH  TO  REMOVE  THE  PHARMACY  BENEFIT FROM THE MANAGED CARE BENEFIT
 PACKAGE UNDER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (MEDICAID) BEFORE APRIL 1, 2025 FOR THE
 FOLLOWING ENTITIES: (A) AN ELIGIBLE PROVIDER UNDER SECTION 340B  OF  THE
 FEDERAL  PUBLIC  HEALTH  SERVICE ACT AND (B) A COMPREHENSIVE HIV SPECIAL
 NEEDS PLAN UNDER SECTION 4403-C OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04057-01-1

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2021-A1671A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2520
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health
Laws Affected:
Add Part FFF §1-b, Chap 56 of 2020
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10960, S8948

2021-A1671A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to temporarily exempting covered entities under the federal 340B program and comprehensive HIV special needs plans.

2021-A1671A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1671--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, REYES, HEVESI, L. ROSENTHAL, GUNTHER,
   DICKENS, RODRIGUEZ, TAYLOR, HUNTER, BARRON, BRAUNSTEIN, PERRY, JOYNER,
   EPSTEIN, DINOWITZ, ABINANTI, O'DONNELL, PEOPLES-STOKES, THIELE, ENGLE-
   BRIGHT, NOLAN, CRUZ, GALEF, SIMON, PAULIN, GOODELL,  BRONSON,  ABBATE,
   CYMBROWITZ,  GALLAGHER,  LUPARDO  --  read  once  and  referred to the
   Committee on Health -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend part FFF of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, amending the
   public  health  law  relating  to extending and enhancing the Medicaid
   drug cap and to reduce unnecessary pharmacy benefit manager  costs  to
   the  Medicaid  program,  in  relation to temporarily exempting covered
   entities under the federal 340B program and comprehensive HIV  special
   needs plans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Part FFF of chapter 56 of the laws of  2020,  amending  the
 public  health law relating to extending and enhancing the Medicaid drug
 cap and to reduce unnecessary pharmacy  benefit  manager  costs  to  the
 Medicaid  program,  is  amended  by  adding a new section 1-b to read as
 follows:
   § 1-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS PART  OR  OTHER  LAW,  NO
 ACTION SHALL BE TAKEN BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH OR THE DEPARTMENT OF
 HEALTH  TO  REMOVE  THE  PHARMACY  BENEFIT FROM THE MANAGED CARE BENEFIT
 PACKAGE UNDER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (MEDICAID) BEFORE APRIL 1, 2024 FOR THE
 FOLLOWING ENTITIES: (A) AN ELIGIBLE PROVIDER UNDER SECTION 340B  OF  THE
 FEDERAL  PUBLIC  HEALTH  SERVICE ACT AND (B) A COMPREHENSIVE HIV SPECIAL
 NEEDS PLAN UNDER SECTION 4403-C OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04057-04-1

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