Assembly Bill A958

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the level of medical assistance for certain durable medical equipment for medicare beneficiaries

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  • 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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2009-A958 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง367-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A161
2013-2014: A1237
2015-2016: A1667
2017-2018: A25
2019-2020: A143
2021-2022: A1094

2009-A958 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for medical assistance payments in the form of certain durable medical equipment for medicare beneficiaries also receiving payments under title XVIII of the federal social security act to not be less than and be based on the approval procedures and payment levels so authorized for eligible individuals who are not eligible pursuant to such title XVIII, less any payments received under such title.

2009-A958 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   958

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CAHILL, GOTTFRIED, JACOBS, WEISENBERG, ENGLE-
  BRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, CANESTRARI,  COLTON,
  COOK,  CYMBROWITZ,  DelMONTE,  DESTITO,  EDDINGTON, ESPAILLAT, GREENE,
  GUNTHER, JOHN, McENENY, MILLMAN, PAULIN,  PERRY,  PHEFFER,  J. RIVERA,
  SWEENEY,  TOWNS,  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to level of medical
  assistance for durable medical equipment for medicare beneficiaries

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 367-a of the social services law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
  (G) AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER THIS TITLE FOR  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE  IN  THE
FORM  OF  DURABLE  MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (WHICH SHALL BE LIMITED TO: WHEELED
MOBILITY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  MANUAL  WHEELCHAIRS,
POWERED  MOBILITY  AND WHEELCHAIR ACCESSORIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, SEATING AND POSITIONING ADAPTATIONS; AND AUGMENTATIVE  COMMUNICATION
OR  SPEECH GENERATING DEVICES AND ACCESSORIES) PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (G)
OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-A OF THIS  TITLE,
PROVIDED  TO  ELIGIBLE  PERSONS  WHO  ARE ALSO BENEFICIARIES UNDER TITLE
XVIII OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT SHALL  NOT  BE  LESS  THAN  AND
SHALL  BE BASED ON THE APPROVAL PROCEDURES AND PAYMENT LEVELS SO AUTHOR-
IZED FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE  NOT  ELIGIBLE  PURSUANT  TO  SUCH
TITLE XVIII, LESS ANY PAYMENTS RECEIVED UNDER SUCH TITLE XVIII.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00656-01-9

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