NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7667A

Senate Bill S7667A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to including dental implants, replacement dental prosthetic appliances, crowns and root canals as medically necessary dental care and services for coverage under the Medicaid program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 04, 2024	print number 7667a
Jan 04, 2024	amend (t) and recommit to health
Jan 03, 2024	referred to health
Sep 25, 2023	referred to rules

Bill Amendments

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A (Active)

2023-S7667 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8983
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L

2023-S7667 - Summary

Includes implants, replacement dental prosthetic appliances, crowns and root canals as medically necessary dental care and services for coverage under the Medicaid program if a qualified dentist authorizes the procedures.

2023-S7667 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7667

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to including
implants, replacement dentures and root canals as medically necessary
dental care and services for coverage under the Medicaid program

 
PURPOSE:

To ensure that medically necessary dental care, particularly as it
applies to seniors is covered, by statute, under the State's Medicaid
Program.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill amends the Social services law to make it clear, in statute,
that implants, replacement dentures and root canals as medically neces-
sary dental care and services for coverage under the Medicaid program.

JUSTIFICATION:

Dental Health is important for everyone, and it is exponentially impor-
tant for seniors, yet access to comprehensive, affordable care for our
Elders is an absolute challenge.The rules for Medicaid Recipients have
historically been particularly arcane and medieval, favoring the pulling
of teeth and gumming of food over dentures, implants and root canals. A
stipulation was recently entered into in the case of CIARAMELLA et al.
VS. MCDONALD in the UNITED STATES DISRICT COURT 1 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK (Case1:18-cv-06945- MEVDocument305-l) that modernizes the proc-
esses, however, this is not binding in statute. Passage of this bill
will take the essence of the stipulation that- implants, replacement
dentures and root canals as recommended by a Doctor must qualify as
medically necessary dental care and services for coverage under Medi-
caid.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

No additional costs.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
90 Days.

2023-S7667 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7667
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  including
   implants,  replacement dentures and root canals as medically necessary
   dental care and services for coverage under the Medicaid program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (f-1) to read as follows:
   (F-1) IMPLANTS, REPLACEMENT DENTURES AND ROOT CANALS  IF  A  QUALIFIED
 DENTIST AUTHORIZES THE PROCEDURES;
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13300-01-3

2023-S7667A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8983
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L

2023-S7667A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S7667A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7667A

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to including dental
implants, replacement dental prosthetic appliances, crowns and root
canals as medically necessary dental care and services for coverage
under the Medicaid program

 
PURPOSE:

To ensure that medically necessary dental care, particularly as it
applies to seniors is covered, by statute, under the State's Medicaid
Program.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill amends the Social services law to make it clear, in statute,
that implants, replacement dentures and root canals as medically neces-
sary dental care and services for coverage under the Medicaid program.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Dental Health is important for everyone, and it is exponentially impor-
tant for seniors, yet access to comprehensive, affordable care for our
Elders is an absolute challenge. The rules for Medicaid Recipients have
historically been particularly arcane and medieval, favoring the pulling
of teeth and gumming of food over dentures, implants and root canals. A
stipulation was recently entered into in the case of CIARAMELLA et al.
VS. MCDONALD in the UNITED STATES DISRICT COURT 1 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK (Casel:18-cv-06945- MEVDocument305-1) that modernizes the proc-
esses, however, this is not binding in statute. Passage of this bill
will take the essence of the stipulation that- implants, replacement
dentures and root canals as recommended by a Doctor must qualify as
medically necessary dental care and services for coverage under Medi-
caid.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill; Amended January 2024 to include crowns, certain replacements
and more precise language about posterior and anterior teeth.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

No additional costs.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
90 Days.

2023-S7667A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7667--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to including dental
   implants,  replacement  dental  prosthetic appliances, crowns and root
   canals as medically necessary dental care and  services  for  coverage
   under the Medicaid program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social  services  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (f-1) to read as follows:
   (F-1)  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO DENTAL IMPLANTS, IMPLANT-RELATED
 SERVICES, DENTAL PROSTHETIC APPLIANCES,  REPLACEMENT  DENTAL  PROSTHETIC
 APPLIANCES,  CROWNS  AND  ROOT  CANALS FOR POSTERIOR AND ANTERIOR TEETH,
 CROWN LENGTHENING WHEN ASSOCIATED WITH A COVERED CROWN AND/OR ROOT CANAL
 IF A QUALIFIED DENTIST AUTHORIZES THE PROCEDURES;
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13300-02-3

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