S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3542
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 27, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing
managed care enrollees access to the services of the foot center of
New York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Clause (F) of subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of
subdivision 4 of section 364-j of the social services law, as relettered
by chapter 37 of the laws of 2010, is relettered clause (G) and a new
clause (F) is added to read as follows:
(F) THE SERVICES ARE PODIATRIC SERVICES AND ARE PROVIDED BY A DIAGNOS-
TIC AND TREATMENT CENTER LICENSED BY ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH LAW WHICH IS AFFILIATED WITH AN ACADEMIC PODIATRIC CENTER WHICH
HAS BEEN GRANTED AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-
EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO PROVIDE SUCH PODIATRIC SERVICES. ANY
DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER PROVIDING PODIATRIC SERVICES PURSUANT TO
THIS CLAUSE SHALL PRIOR TO JUNE FIRST OF EACH YEAR REPORT TO THE GOVER-
NOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON
THE FOLLOWING: THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VISITS MADE BY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
RECIPIENTS DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR; THE NUMBER OF
VISITS MADE BY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS DURING THE IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR BY RECIPIENTS WHO WERE ENROLLED IN MANAGED CARE
PROGRAMS; THE NUMBER OF VISITS MADE BY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS
DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR BY RECIPIENTS WHO WERE
ENROLLED IN MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE PODIATRIC BENEFITS AS A
COVERED SERVICE; AND THE NUMBER OF VISITS MADE BY THE UNINSURED DURING
THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR; OR
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided however, that
the amendments to section 364-j of the social services law made by
section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and
shall be deemed to be repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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