NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8407

Senate Bill S8407

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to sanctions with regard to to substantiated reports of abuse or neglect which are no longer subject to amendment or appeal

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Jun 12, 2025	referred to people with disabilities delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1944
Jun 09, 2025	referred to rules

Votes

- Jun 12, 2025 - Floor Vote
  S8407
  
  59
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  4
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 12, 2025
      
      aye (59)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Baskin
      
      Borrello
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Bynoe
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chan
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Fahy
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      excused (4)
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      Ramos
      
      Sutton
      
      The following Member(s) participated via videoconferencing: Brouk
  Jun 12, 2025 - Rules Committee Vote
  S8407
  
  19
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 12, 2025
      
      aye (19)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      O'Mara
      
      excused (1)
      
      Myrie

2025-S8407 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly People With Disabilities
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §493, Soc Serv L

2025-S8407 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to sanctions by the office of the Medicaid inspector general with regard to substantiated reports of abuse or neglect which are no longer subject to amendment or appeal.

2025-S8407 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8407

SPONSOR: FAHY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to sanctions with
regard to substantiated  reports  of  abuse or neglect which are no
longer subject to amendment or appeal

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

This bill would improve the efficient investigation and timely enforce-
ment by the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) of substan-
tiated reports of abuse and neglect within Medicaid facilities, under
the primary jurisdiction of the New York State Justice Center for the
Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice Center). The bill would
clarify that Justice Center referrals to OMIG are forwarded upon
completion - when they can no longer be amended, annulled, or appealed -
to avoid unnecessary or duplicative actions

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The first proposed change would amend Social Services Law (SOS) § 493(2)
to clarify that the Justice Center may not forward to the OMIG informa-
tion regarding substantiated reports of abuse or neglect in facilities
or provider agencies that may still be amended, annulled, or appealed.
The second proposed change would align SOS § 493(2) with OMIG's duties
under Public Health Law § 32(6), thereby emphasizing the fact that such
reports could cause the offending party to be excluded from the Medicaid
program or otherwise sanctioned as provided by Public Health Law §
32(6).

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The requested changes would promote operational efficiencies and foster
service delivery improvements.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This proposal was part of the budget bill proposed by the Governor, S.
8307/A. 8807, Part CC of the Health and Mental Hygiene Article VII
Legislation.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2025-S8407 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8407
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. FAHY -- (at request of the Medicaid Inspector Gener-
   al) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be  commit-
   ted to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to sanctions with
   regard to substantiated  reports  of  abuse or neglect  which  are  no
   longer subject to amendment or appeal
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 493 of the social services law, as
 added by section 1 of part B of chapter 501 of  the  laws  of  2012,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  For  substantiated  reports  of  abuse or neglect in facilities or
 provider agencies in receipt of medical  assistance  AND  WHICH  ARE  NO
 LONGER  SUBJECT  TO AMENDMENT OR APPEAL PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
 NINETY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, such information shall also be forwarded by
 the justice center to the office of the Medicaid inspector general  when
 such abuse or neglect may [be relevant to an investigation of unaccepta-
 ble  practices as such practices are defined] RESULT in [regulations of]
 POSSIBLE EXCLUSION OR OTHER SANCTION  BY  the  office  of  the  Medicaid
 inspector  general  AS DETERMINED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE
 MEDICAID INSPECTOR GENERAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09970-01-5

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