Authorizes the commissioner of health to make adjustments to payments for the provision and reimbursement of transportation costs for the purposes of providing increased access to Medicaid Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support Level 1, Advanced Life Support Level 2, and Specialty Care Transport in rural communities.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9353
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 6, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to rural ambulance
support
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 365-h of the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION OF LAW, AND SUBJECT TO
FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION, THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS TO PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION, FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVID-
ING INCREASED ACCESS TO MEDICAID BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, ADVANCED LIFE
SUPPORT LEVEL 1, ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT LEVEL 2, AND SPECIALTY CARE
TRANSPORT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "RURAL
COMMUNITIES" INCLUDES ANY CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE WITH A POPULATION
DENSITY LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE LOCATED WITH-
IN A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE
AND A POPULATION DENSITY OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE. UP
TO TEN MILLION DOLLARS SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR SUCH PURPOSES PURSUANT TO
THIS SUBDIVISION.
§ 2. Section 365-h of the social services law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION OF LAW, AND SUBJECT TO
FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION, THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS TO PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION, FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVID-
ING INCREASED ACCESS TO MEDICAID BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, ADVANCED LIFE
SUPPORT LEVEL 1, ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT LEVEL 2, AND SPECIALTY CARE
TRANSPORT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "RURAL
COMMUNITIES" INCLUDES ANY CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE WITH A POPULATION
DENSITY LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE LOCATED WITH-
IN A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE
AND A POPULATION DENSITY OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE. UP
TO TEN MILLION DOLLARS SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR SUCH PURPOSES PURSUANT TO
THIS SUBDIVISION.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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