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Jan 04, 2023 | referred to health |
senate Bill S328
Sponsored By
Gustavo Rivera
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
Cordell Cleare
(D) 30th Senate District
Kristen Gonzalez
(D, WF) 59th Senate District
John W. Mannion
(D) 50th Senate District
S328 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §365-a sub 2 ¶(e) sub¶ (v), amd §§365-a & 365-f, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S328 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S328 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to removing certain restrictions on access to home care services; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To repeal limitations on certain eligibility requirements for an indi- vidual to receive personal care and private duty nursing services under Medicaid. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill amends Social Services Law § 365-a and § 365-f to eliminate the requirement that applicants for Medicaid services in the home have to be assessed as needing at least limited assistance with physical maneuver- ing with activities of daily living.
S328 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 328 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 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 social services law, in relation to removing certain restrictions on access to home care services; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law, as amended by section 2 of part MM of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: (i) personal care services, including personal emergency response services, shared aide and an individual aide, subject to the provisions of subparagraphs (ii), (iii), (iv)[, (v)] and (vi) of this paragraph, furnished to an individual who is not an inpatient or resident of a hospital, nursing facility, intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, or institution for mental disease, as determined to meet the recipient's needs for assistance when cost effec- tive and appropriate, and when prescribed by a qualified independent physician selected or approved by the department of health, in accord- ance with the recipient's plan of treatment and provided by individuals who are qualified to provide such services, who are supervised by a registered nurse and who are not members of the recipient's family, and furnished in the recipient's home or other location; § 2. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law is REPEALED. § 3. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 365-f of the social services law, as amended by section 3 of part MM of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02214-01-3
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