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Assembly Bill A303

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to coverage of early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment under the child health insurance plan to ascertain physical and mental disabilities

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2021-A303 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2510, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A11106

2021-A303 - Summary

Provides coverage for eligible children for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment under the child health insurance plan to ascertain physical and mental disabilities.

2021-A303 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    303
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to coverage of  early
   and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment under the child health
   insurance plan

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2510 of the public health law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  428  of  the  laws  of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:
   7. "Covered health care services" means: the services  of  physicians,
 optometrists,  nurses,  nurse  practitioners, midwives and other related
 professional personnel  which  are  provided  on  an  outpatient  basis,
 including  routine well-child visits; diagnosis and treatment of illness
 and injury; EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS  AND  TREATMENT  FOR
 ELIGIBLE  CHILDREN  UNDER THE AGE OF SIX AND FOR OTHER ELIGIBLE CHILDREN
 TO ASCERTAIN PHYSICAL AND MENTAL  DISABILITIES;  inpatient  health  care
 services;  laboratory  tests;  diagnostic  x-rays; prescription and non-
 prescription drugs and durable  medical  equipment;  radiation  therapy;
 chemotherapy;  hemodialysis;  outpatient  blood clotting factor products
 and other treatments and services furnished in connection with the  care
 of  hemophilia  and other blood clotting protein deficiencies; emergency
 room services;  hospice  services;  emergency,  preventive  and  routine
 dental  care,  including  medically  necessary orthodontia but excluding
 cosmetic surgery; emergency, preventive and routine vision care, includ-
 ing eyeglasses; speech and hearing services; and, inpatient  and  outpa-
 tient  mental health, alcohol and substance abuse services as defined by
 the commissioner in consultation  with  the  superintendent,  BUT  SHALL
 INCLUDE EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR ELIGI-
 BLE  CHILDREN  UNDER  THE  AGE OF SIX AND FOR OTHER ELIGIBLE CHILDREN TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

co-Sponsors

2021-A303A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2510, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A11106

2021-A303A - Summary

Provides coverage for eligible children for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment under the child health insurance plan to ascertain physical and mental disabilities.

2021-A303A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  303--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  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 the public health law, in relation to coverage of early
   and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment under the child health
   insurance plan
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 7 of section 2510 of the public health law, as
 amended by chapter 428 of the laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   7.  "Covered  health care services" means: the services of physicians,
 optometrists, nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives  and  other  related
 professional  personnel  which  are  provided  on  an  outpatient basis,
 including routine well-child visits; diagnosis and treatment of  illness
 and  injury;  EARLY  AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT (AS
 PROVIDED UNDER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER TITLE ELEVEN OF ARTICLE FIVE  OF
 THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW);  inpatient health care services; laboratory
 tests; diagnostic x-rays; prescription and  non-prescription  drugs  and
 durable  medical  equipment; radiation therapy; chemotherapy; hemodialy-
 sis; outpatient blood clotting factor products and other treatments  and
 services  furnished  in connection with the care of hemophilia and other
 blood clotting protein deficiencies; emergency  room  services;  hospice
 services;  emergency,  preventive  and  routine  dental  care, including
 medically necessary orthodontia but excluding cosmetic surgery; emergen-
 cy, preventive and routine vision care, including eyeglasses; speech and
 hearing services; and, inpatient and outpatient mental  health,  alcohol
 and  substance  [abuse]  USE  services as defined by the commissioner in
 consultation with the superintendent, BUT SHALL INCLUDE EARLY AND  PERI-
 ODIC   SCREENING,   DIAGNOSIS  AND  TREATMENT  UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

co-Sponsors

2021-A303B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2510, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A11106

2021-A303B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides coverage for eligible children for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment under the child health insurance plan to ascertain physical and mental disabilities.

2021-A303B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  303--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GOTTFRIED, SEAWRIGHT, BARRON, JACKSON, GUNTHER,
   GALEF, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Health  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the  Commit-
   tee  on  Ways  and  Means  --  again reported from said committee with
   amendments, ordered reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to coverage of early
   and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment under the child health
   insurance plan
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 7 of section 2510 of the public health law, as
 amended by chapter 428 of the laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   7.  "Covered  health care services" means: the services of physicians,
 optometrists, nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives  and  other  related
 professional  personnel  which  are  provided  on  an  outpatient basis,
 including routine well-child visits; diagnosis and treatment of  illness
 and injury; inpatient health care services; laboratory tests; diagnostic
 x-rays;  prescription  and  non-prescription  drugs  and durable medical
 equipment; radiation  therapy;  chemotherapy;  hemodialysis;  outpatient
 blood  clotting  factor  products  and  other  treatments  and  services
 furnished in connection with the care  of  hemophilia  and  other  blood
 clotting   protein   deficiencies;   emergency  room  services;  hospice
 services; emergency,  preventive  and  routine  dental  care,  including
 medically necessary orthodontia but excluding cosmetic surgery; emergen-
 cy, preventive and routine vision care, including eyeglasses; speech and
 hearing  services;  and, inpatient and outpatient mental health, alcohol
 and substance [abuse] USE services as defined  by  the  commissioner  in
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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