| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to health |
| Jan 21, 2021 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S2526
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
Actions
2021-S2526 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S2526 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2526
SPONSOR: RIVERA
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to payments for home
and community based long term care services
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Use contractual mechanisms to assure that Medicaid managed care plans
pass through in whole the money provided by the state to finance the
incremental advancements in minimum wage.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
The bill would add a new section 3614-f to the Public Health Law to
require Medicaid managed care plans to amend contracts with home care
providers(including consumer-directed personal assistance) 90 days prior
to the effective date of minimum wage mandates, and prohibit the use of
such funds to offset other debts owed to providers.
2021-S2526 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2526
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 21, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to payments for home
and community based long term care services
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
3614-f to read as follows:
§ 3614-F. PAYMENTS FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED LONG TERM CARE
SERVICES. CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS WITH INSURERS UNDER THE MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED LONG TERM CARE SERVICES
PROVIDED UNDER THIS ARTICLE OR BY FISCAL INTERMEDIARIES OPERATING PURSU-
ANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-F OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW
SHALL PROVIDE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE PASS-THROUGH OF FUNDS APPRO-
PRIATED TO COMPENSATE FOR MINIMUM WAGE PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED
FIFTY-TWO OF THE LABOR LAW. IF NECESSARY IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THIS
SECTION, EXISTING CONTRACTS WITH HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED LONG TERM CARE
SERVICES PROVIDERS UNDER THIS ARTICLE AND TO FISCAL INTERMEDIARIES OPER-
ATING PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-F OF THE SOCIAL
SERVICES LAW SHALL BE AMENDED AT LEAST NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THE EFFEC-
TIVE DATE OF ANY SUCH LAW OR REGULATION IMPACTING WAGES. INSURERS SHALL
NOT USE SUCH FUNDS TO SUPPLANT PAYMENTS FOR EXISTING SERVICES UNDER THE
MEDICAID PROGRAM. SUCH INSURERS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO
MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PLANS AND MEDICAID MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLANS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to poli-
cies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on or
after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00189-01-1
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