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Assembly Bill A6218

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires enhanced federal medical assistance percentage funds be directly shared with the counties and the city of New York

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2023-A6218 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6716
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §363-a, Soc Serv L; amd §8, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S1940

2023-A6218 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires enhanced federal medical assistance percentage funds be directly shared with the counties and the city of New York; requires the comptroller examine and audit all funds received from the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage and the distributions made to counties and the city of New York.

2023-A6218 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6218
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SLATER, JENSEN, RA, DURSO, E. BROWN, GANDOLFO,
   BRABENEC, MCGOWAN, DeSTEFANO, BYRNES, FRIEND, BLUMENCRANZ,  PIROZZOLO,
   GRAY, MORINELLO, TAGUE, ANGELINO, MAHER, MANKTELOW, BEEPHAN, McDONOUGH
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law and the state finance law, in
   relation to requiring enhanced federal medical  assistance  percentage
   funds be directly shared with the counties and the city of New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 363-a of the social services  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  474 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. The department of taxation and finance shall accept and receive any
 and all grants of money awarded to the state under  title  XIX,  or  any
 successor  title,  of  the  federal social security act.   All moneys so
 received shall be deposited by the department of taxation and finance in
 a special fund or funds and shall be used by the state  exclusively  for
 medical  assistance  and the administration thereof under the provisions
 of this title. Such moneys shall be paid from  such  fund  or  funds  on
 audit  and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers of or certification by
 the department of health. ANY AND ALL GRANTS OF ENHANCED FEDERAL MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE FUNDS AWARDED  TO  THE  STATE  SHALL  BE  DIRECTLY
 DISTRIBUTED  TO  THE  COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK PROPORTIONATE TO
 THE COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW  YORK  SHARE  OF  THE  NON-FEDERAL  SHARE  OF
 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
   §  2.  Section  8  of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 21 to read as follows:
   21. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION  OF  LAW,  EXAMINE  AND
 AUDIT  ALL  FUNDS  RECEIVED FROM THE ENHANCED FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 PERCENTAGE AND THE DISTRIBUTIONS MADE TO COUNTIES AND THE  CITY  OF  NEW
 YORK,  AND IDENTIFY WHETHER THE DISTRIBUTION OF ENHANCED FEDERAL MEDICAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10177-02-3

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