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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to social services |
Jun 24, 2011 |
committed to rules |
Feb 28, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 15, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 14, 2011 |
1st report cal.97 |
Jan 13, 2011 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S1813
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R) Senate District
2011-S1813 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S1813 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes local social services to choose which state-required but not federally-required medicaid services to provide to eligible persons and which categories of eligibility to cover; directs the commissioner of health to apply for necessary waivers, promulgate rules and regulations, and establish necessary procedures.
2011-S1813 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1813 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to allowing local social services districts discretion to provide certain medicaid services and to cover certain categories of eligibility PURPOSE OF THE BILL This bill authorizes local Social Services Districts to choose which state-required but not federally-required Medicaid services to provide and categories of eligibility to cover. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: § 1- Amends § 365-a of the Social Services Law by adding a new subdivision 8 to authorize each Local Social Services District to determine which, if any, state-required but not federally-required services it will provide. § 2- Amends § 366 of the Social Services Law by adding a new subdivision 10 to authorize each Local Social Services District to determine which, if any, state-required but not federally-required categories of eligibility to cover. § 3- Authorizes the Commissioner of Health to apply for all federal waivers that are required to implement the provisions. In addition the
2011-S1813 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1813 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, LARKIN, SKELOS -- 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 allowing local social services districts discretion to provide certain medicaid services and to cover certain categories of eligibility THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 365-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 10. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR OF ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OTHER LAW, EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DETERMINE WHICH, IF ANY, SERVICES IT CHOOSES TO PROVIDE TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS OF THOSE SERVICES OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE STATE LAW BUT NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY FEDERAL LAW. S 2. Section 366 of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 10. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR OF ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OTHER LAW, EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DETERMINE TO WHICH, IF ANY, CATEGORIES OF ELIGIBILITY IT CHOOSES TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE STATE LAW BUT NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY FEDERAL LAW. S 3. The commissioner of health: 1. is authorized and directed to apply for any and all federal waiv- ers required to implement the provisions of subdivision 10 of section 365-a and subdivision 10 of section 366 of the social services law; 2. shall promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this act, including but not limit- ed to developing a services and eligibility plan and distributing the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02600-01-1
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