Assembly Bill A6549A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting blanket service limits in the early intervention program

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A6549 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5485
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2559-c, Pub Health L

2021-A6549 - Summary

Prohibits the commissioner of health from imposing predetermined limits on services under the early intervention program.

2021-A6549 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6549
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 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  blanket  service
   limits in the early intervention program
 
   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
 2559-c to read as follows:
   §  2559-C.  BLANKET  SERVICE LIMITS PROHIBITED. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 NOT IMPOSE  PREDETERMINED  LIMITATIONS,  INCLUDING  LIMITATIONS  ON  THE
 LENGTH,  DURATION, FREQUENCY, INTENSITY, METHOD OF DELIVERY, GROUP SIZE,
 OR STAFF RATIOS, ON ALLOWABLE SERVICES UNDER THIS TITLE. THE COMMISSION-
 ER SHALL NOT IMPOSE PROGRAM-WIDE SERVICE LIMITATIONS THAT  RESTRICT  THE
 ABILITY  OF  AN  INDIVIDUALIZED  FAMILY  SERVICES PLAN TEAM TO CREATE AN
 INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES MOST APPROPRIATE  FOR
 EACH CHILD AND FAMILY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10083-01-1

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2021-A6549A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5485
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2559-c, Pub Health L

2021-A6549A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the commissioner of health from imposing predetermined limits on services under the early intervention program.

2021-A6549A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6549--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, SILLITTI -- 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  blanket  service
   limits in the early intervention program

   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
 2559-c to read as follows:
   §  2559-C.  BLANKET  SERVICE LIMITS PROHIBITED. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 NOT IMPOSE  PREDETERMINED  LIMITATIONS,  INCLUDING  LIMITATIONS  ON  THE
 LENGTH,  DURATION, FREQUENCY, INTENSITY, METHOD OF DELIVERY, GROUP SIZE,
 OR STAFF RATIOS, ON AUTHORIZED SERVICES UNDER THIS  TITLE.  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL  NOT IMPOSE PROGRAM-WIDE SERVICE LIMITATIONS THAT RESTRICT
 THE ABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICES PLAN TEAM TO CREATE  AN
 INDIVIDUALIZED  PLAN  OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES MOST APPROPRIATE TO
 ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF EACH CHILD AND FAMILY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10083-02-1

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