Senate Bill S8509A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Repeals sections 1 and 1-a of part FFF of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020

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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-S8509 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9693
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Laws Affected:
Rpld Part FFF §§1 & 1-a, Chap 56 of 2020
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S382

2021-S8509 - Summary

Relates to directing the department of health to remove the pharmacy benefit from the managed care benefit package; provides the pharmacy benefit under the fee for service program.

2021-S8509 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8509 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8509
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend part FFF of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020  relating  to
   directing the department of health to remove the pharmacy benefit from
   the  managed  care benefit package and to provide the pharmacy benefit
   under the fee for service program, in relation  to  the  effectiveness
   thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of part FFF of chapter 56 of  the  laws  of  2020
 relating  to  directing  the department of health to remove the pharmacy
 benefit from the managed care benefit package and to provide the pharma-
 cy benefit under the fee for service program, as amended by section 1 of
 part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   Section 1. The Legislature hereby  finds  and  declares  that  medical
 assistance  for needy persons is a matter of public concern and a neces-
 sity in promoting the public health and welfare and  for  promoting  the
 state's  goal  of making available to everyone, regardless of race, age,
 gender, national origin  or  economic  standing,  uniform,  high-quality
 medical  care.  As  the  department of health is the single state agency
 responsible for supervising the administration of  the  state's  medical
 assistance  program  (Medicaid),  it is tasked with ensuring efficiency,
 economy, and quality of care in providing benefits to the state's  needy
 persons. To this end and with the fiscal constraints facing our state in
 mind, the department of health continues to analyze the Medicaid program
 in search of ways to ensure Medicaid spending is held to the standard of
 efficiency, economy, and quality of care. In consideration of this stan-
 dard, the department of health is hereby directed to exercise its exist-
 ing administrative authority to remove the pharmacy benefit from managed
 care  benefit package and instead provide the pharmacy benefit under the
 fee for service program, except where otherwise required by federal law,
 to ensure transparency and that the benefit is provided to  the  fullest
 extent  and  as  efficiently  as  possible;  provided, however, that the
 department of health shall not implement the transition of the  pharmacy
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S8509A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9693
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Laws Affected:
Rpld Part FFF §§1 & 1-a, Chap 56 of 2020
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S382

2021-S8509A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to directing the department of health to remove the pharmacy benefit from the managed care benefit package; provides the pharmacy benefit under the fee for service program.

2021-S8509A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8509A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8509--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  repeal  sections 1 and 1-a of part FFF of chapter 56 of the
   laws of 2020 relating to directing the department of health to  remove
   the  pharmacy  benefit  from  the  managed care benefit package and to
   provide the pharmacy benefit under the fee for service program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 1 and 1-a of part FFF of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2020  relating to directing the department of health to remove the phar-
 macy benefit from the managed care benefit package and  to  provide  the
 pharmacy benefit under the fee for service program, are REPEALED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14961-02-2



              

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