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Mar 20, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
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Jan 25, 2023 | referred to health |
senate Bill S2928
Sponsored By
Gustavo Rivera
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
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- Delivered to Governor
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S2928 (ACTIVE) - Details
S2928 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2928 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to payments for personal protective equipment for home and community based long term care services PURPOSE: Provides for payments for personal protective equipment for home and community-based long term care services. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the public health law by adding a new section 3614-f as it relates to payment and reimbursement for personal protective equip- ment (PPE) for home and community based long term care. This section outlines the rates and guidelines to allow reimbursement for expenses related to PPE for direct care workers and care recipients. This section also ensures that dollars are spent to satisfy the need for PPE
S2928 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2928 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 25, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to payments for personal protective equipment for home and community based long term care services 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 3614-g to read as follows: § 3614-G. PAYMENTS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED LONG TERM CARE SERVICES. THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS SUBMITTED UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS WITH INSURERS UNDER THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED LONG TERM CARE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS ARTICLE OR BY FISCAL INTERMEDIARIES OPERATING PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-F OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW SHALL INCLUDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) FOR DIRECT CARE WORKERS, CARE RECIPIENTS AND AN EMERGENCY INVENTORY OF A NINETY-DAY SUPPLY OF PPE. SUCH REIMBURSEMENT SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS AN ADDITION TO BASE RATES OF PAYMENTS AND IN AN AMOUNT THAT SUPPLEMENTS ANY CURRENT CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS AND SHALL NOT USE SUCH FUNDS TO SUPPLANT PAYMENTS FOR EXISTING SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. DETERMINATION OF A STANDARDIZED AMOUNT FOR PPE WILL BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY AND WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION CLINICAL BEST PRACTICES FOR PPE USE AND CURRENT AND PROJECTED PUBLIC HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN INCREASED NEED FOR PPE SUPPLIES. IN THE EVENT OF A DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY, RATE ADJUSTMENTS SHALL BE REVIEWED AND IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS TO ACCOMMODATE AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR INCREASED SUPPLIES OF PPE. PROVIDED THAT NO PORTION OF THE DOLLARS SPENT OR TO BE SPENT TO SATISFY THE NEED FOR PPE FOR WORKERS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE RETAINED OR USED FOR ANOTHER MANNER BY THE HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED LONG TERM CARE PROVIDER OR FISCAL INTER- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05241-01-3
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