Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 15, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A2049
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JOHN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Daniel O'Donnell
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Rhoda Jacobs
Joan Millman
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Herman D. Farrell
Ginny Fields
Aileen Gunther
2009-A2049 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A2049 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2049 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOHN, O'DONNELL, PEOPLES, JACOBS, MILLMAN, ROBIN- SON, PERRY, LAVINE, ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DIAZ, FARRELL, FIELDS, GREENE, GUNTHER, HOOPER, McENENY, N. RIVERA, SCARBOROUGH, TITUS, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a prohibition on prior approval or preferred drug list requirements for certain drugs used to treat AIDS, HIV infection or hepatitis C THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law, as amended by chapter 41 of the laws of 1992, is amended and a new subdivision 8 is added to read as follows: "Medical assistance" shall mean payment of part or all of the cost of medically necessary medical, dental and remedial care, services and supplies, as authorized in this title or the regulations of the depart- ment, which are necessary to prevent, diagnose, correct or cure condi- tions in the person that cause acute suffering, endanger life, result in illness or infirmity, interfere with such person's capacity for normal activity, or threaten some significant handicap and which are furnished an eligible person in accordance with this title and the regulations of the department. Such care, services and supplies shall include the following medical care, services and supplies, together with such medical care, services and supplies provided for in subdivisions three, four and five of this section, and such medical care, services and supplies as are authorized in the regulations of the department, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION: 8. (A) UNLESS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATION AS A CONDITION OF QUALIFYING FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT OTHERWISE NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04740-01-9
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