Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 05, 2024 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to health |
Jun 06, 2023 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A7725
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Nader Sayegh
2023-A7725 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A7725 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7725 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 6, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to allowing physi- cian assistants to serve as primary care practitioners for purposes of Medicaid managed care plans THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 364-j of the social services law, as amended by chapter 649 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: (f) "Primary care practitioner". A physician, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, or nurse practitioner providing primary care to and management of the medical and health care services of a participant served by a managed care provider. § 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 364-j of the social services law, as amended by section 14 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: (i) a managed care provider shall arrange for access to and enrollment of primary care practitioners and other medical services providers. Each managed care provider shall possess the expertise and sufficient resources to assure the delivery of quality medical care to participants in an appropriate and timely manner and may include physicians, PHYSI- CIAN ASSISTANTS, nurse practitioners, county health departments, provid- ers of comprehensive health service plans licensed pursuant to article forty-four of the public health law, and hospitals and diagnostic and treatment centers licensed pursuant to article twenty-eight of the public health law or otherwise authorized by law to offer comprehensive health services or facilities licensed pursuant to articles sixteen, thirty-one and thirty-two of the mental hygiene law. § 3. This act shall become effective immediately; provided however, that the amendments to section 364-j of the social services law made by sections one and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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