Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to health |
May 13, 2009 |
committee discharged and committed to health |
Feb 25, 2009 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S2640
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S2640 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1212
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง363-c, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S3197, A1084
2009-S2640 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to medicaid management; authorizes the commissioner of health and the department of health to report to the legislature and for the department to develop outcome results-based objectives for medicaid service and administrative contracts to promote efficiency and prevent waste and abuse.
2009-S2640 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2640 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to providing for medicaid management PURPOSE : The bill is aimed at gaining better management of the Medicaid System in New York State which is expected to spend over $44.5 billion in State, Federal and Local dollars in 2005. The bill directs the Department of Health to convene periodic meetings of the Commissioners of all state agencies receiving Medicaid funds and appropriate representation of local departments of social services to, among other things, contain the growth of Medicaid spending and improve the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of existing service delivery. It also directs the department to report annually on 1) the results of the multi-agency meetings and 2) Medicaid expenditures made to other state agencies in the preceding state fiscal year. It requires the department to develop an annual plan to conduct periodic audits, reviews and inspections of state agencies receiving Medicaid funds to, among other things, promote accountability, economy, effectiveness, and efficiency. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one creates a new section 363-c of the social services law
2009-S2640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2640 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 25, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, LIBOUS, MAZIARZ, PADAVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing for medicaid management THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 1 of section 363-c of the social services law, as amended by section 19 of part C of chapter 109 of the laws of 2006, are amended to read as follows: (d) opportunities for education and prevention; [and] (e) ANNUALLY THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ON WAITING LISTS TO RECEIVE SERVICES AND THE TYPE OF SERVICES FOR EACH LIST; AND (F) the collective priority of critical needs for the medicaid popu- lation. S 2. Section 363-c of the social services law is amended by adding nine new subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 to read as follows: 4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP OUTCOME RESULTS-BASED OBJECTIVES FOR MEDICAID SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES. REIMBURSEMENT SHALL BE BASED ON THE COMPLETION OF OUTCOMES, AS APPROPRI- ATE. 5. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IDENTIFY PAYMENT RATES FOR MEDICAID SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER STATE AGENCIES THAT EXCEED AVAILABLE COMPARABLE MARKET RATES AND DEVELOP METHODS TO ENSURE THAT, WHERE APPROPRIATE, RATES ARE THE LOWER OF COST OR MARKET. TO ENSURE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE MET AND THAT DUPLICATIVE SERVICES ARE NOT PROVIDED TO MEDI- CAID RECIPIENTS, THE DEPARTMENT MAY LIMIT MEDICAID SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER STATE AGENCIES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03443-01-9 S. 2640 2
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