Senate Bill S8639

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to reimbursement for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S8639 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9475
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§368-d & 368-e, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S1875, A4408

2021-S8639 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of health to review claims for expenditures for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment and other health services, care and supplies which are furnished to eligible children and pre-school children regardless of whether such children have handicapping conditions, are suspected of having handicapping conditions or have an individualized education plan; requires the department of health to apply for all necessary federal approvals regarding such expenditures.

2021-S8639 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8639
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROUK  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  reimbursement
   for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivisions 1  and  3  of  section  368-d  of  the  social
 services  law,  as  amended by section 54 of part B of chapter 58 of the
 laws of 2009, are amended to read as follows:
   1. The department of health shall review claims for expenditures  made
 by   or   on   behalf  of  local  public  school  districts,  and  state
 operated/state supported  schools  which  operate  pursuant  to  article
 eighty-five,  eighty-seven  or  eighty-eight  of  the education law, for
 medical care, services and supplies which are furnished to children with
 handicapping conditions or such children suspected of  having  handicap-
 ping  conditions, as such children are defined in the education law. THE
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL ALSO REVIEW CLAIMS FOR EXPENDITURES FOR EARLY
 AND  PERIODIC  SCREENING,  DIAGNOSIS  AND  TREATMENT  AND  OTHER  HEALTH
 SERVICES,  CARE  AND  SUPPLIES  WHICH ARE FURNISHED TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN
 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CHILDREN  HAVE  HANDICAPPING  CONDITIONS,  ARE
 SUSPECTED  OF  HAVING  HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS OR HAVE AN INDIVIDUALIZED
 EDUCATION PLAN. If approved by the department, payment for such  medical
 care, services and supplies which would otherwise qualify for reimburse-
 ment  under  this  title and which are furnished in accordance with this
 title and the regulations of the department to such children,  shall  be
 made in accordance with the department's approved medical assistance fee
 schedules  by  payment  to  such local public school district, and state
 operated/state supported  schools  which  operate  pursuant  to  article
 eighty-five,  eighty-seven  or  eighty-eight of the education law, which
 furnished the care, services or supplies either directly or by contract.
   3. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL  APPLY  FOR  ALL  NECESSARY  FEDERAL
 APPROVALS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. The provisions of
 this  section  shall  be  of  no  force  and effect unless all necessary
 approvals under federal law and regulation have been obtained to receive
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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