Senate Bill S2531

                            
 
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                                   2531
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 21, 2021
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 Introduced  by Sens. RIVERA, HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  the  health  care
   transformation fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 92-hh of the state finance law, as
 added by section 1 of subpart A of part FFF of chapter 59 of the laws of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, moneys of the
 health care transformation fund shall be available for transfer  to  any
 other  fund  of  the state as authorized and directed by the director of
 the budget to  support  health  care  delivery,  including  for  capital
 investment,  debt  retirement or restructuring, housing and other social
 determinants of health, or transitional operating support to health care
 providers. ON AND AFTER THE DATE THIS SENTENCE BECOMES A LAW,  AT  LEAST
 TWENTY-FIVE  PERCENT OF THE MONEYS DEPOSITED INTO SUCH FUND ON AN ANNUAL
 BASIS SHALL BE ALLOCATED EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  COMMUNITY-BASED  HEALTH  CARE
 PROVIDERS  WHICH  SHALL  BE DEFINED AS A DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER
 LICENSED OR GRANTED AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE UNDER ARTICLE  TWENTY-EIGHT
 OF  THE  PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, A MENTAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT PROVIDER LICENSED
 OR GRANTED AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE  UNDER  ARTICLE  THIRTY-ONE  OF  THE
 MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROVIDER LICENSED
 OR  GRANTED  AN  OPERATING  CERTIFICATE  UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-TWO OF THE
 MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, A PROGRAM LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE  FORTY-ONE  OF  THE
 MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM FUNDED UNDER THE OFFICE OF
 MENTAL  HEALTH,  THE  OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,
 THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS OR THROUGH A LOCAL GOVERN-
 MENT UNIT AS DEFINED UNDER ARTICLE FORTY-ONE OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE  LAW,
 A  HOME  CARE PROVIDER CERTIFIED OR LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-
 SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER, A CLINIC LICENSED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD00400-01-1

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 OR GRANTED AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE UNDER ARTICLE SIXTEEN OF THE  MENTAL
 HYGIENE  LAW,  A  PROVIDER  OF  HEALTH HOME SERVICES AS AUTHORIZED UNDER
 SECTION 2703 OF THE  FEDERAL  PROTECTION  AND  AFFORDABLE  CARE  ACT,  A
 HOSPICE  PROVIDER  LICENSED  OR  GRANTED  AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE UNDER
 ARTICLE FORTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR A FAMILY  AND  CHILD  SERVICE
 PROVIDER  LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE-I OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW,
 FOR THE EXCLUSIVE  PURPOSE  OF  SUPPORTING  THE  PROGRAMS  AND  SERVICES
 DEFINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.