Assembly Bill A7342A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to vision care provided by managed care providers through school based health centers

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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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2013-A7342 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5117
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §364-j, Soc Serv L

2013-A7342 - Summary

Enacts provisions to provide for vision care by managed care providers through school based health centers; creates a pilot program.

2013-A7342 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7342

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 13, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to vision  care  in
  school based health centers

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a)  of  subdivision  4  of
section  364-j  of  the  social  services law is amended by adding a new
clause (E-1) to read as follows:
  (E-1) THE SERVICES ARE VISION CARE SERVICES RENDERED TO A STUDENT AT A
SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO THIS
CLAUSE. THE COMMISSIONER MAY APPROVE PROGRAMS  AT  SCHOOL  BASED  HEALTH
CENTERS  IN  PARTNERSHIP  WITH  A  CHARITABLE  FOUNDATION THAT AGREES TO
PROVIDE FREE OF CHARGE EYEGLASS FRAMES AND LENSES AT THE CENTERS  PURSU-
ANT  TO  A  MEMORANDUM  OF  AGREEMENT  APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER. THE
COMMISSIONER MAY APPROVE THE RATE FOR SUCH VISION CARE SERVICES  AT  THE
RATE  FOR  SUCH  SERVICES  WHEN PROVIDED BY A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH
CENTER OR WHEN PROVIDED BY ANOTHER ENTITY LICENSED PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
TWENTY-EIGHT  OF  THE  PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND ELIGIBLE FOR THE AMBULATORY
PATIENT GROUP RATE APPROVED FOR VISION CARE SERVICES BY THE  COMMISSION-
ER; OR
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to section 364-j of  the  social  services  law  made  by
section  one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and
shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10611-01-3

co-Sponsors

2013-A7342A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5117
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §364-j, Soc Serv L

2013-A7342A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts provisions to provide for vision care by managed care providers through school based health centers; creates a pilot program.

2013-A7342A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7342--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 13, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK
  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported and
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to vision  care  in
  school based health centers

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a)  of  subdivision  4  of
section  364-j  of  the  social  services law is amended by adding a new
clause (E-1) to read as follows:
  (E-1) THE SERVICES ARE VISION CARE SERVICES RENDERED TO A STUDENT AT A
SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO THIS
CLAUSE. THE COMMISSIONER MAY APPROVE UP TO FIVE PILOT PROGRAMS AT SCHOOL
BASED HEALTH CENTERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A  CHARITABLE  FOUNDATION  THAT
AGREES  TO  PROVIDE  FREE  OF  CHARGE  EYEGLASS FRAMES AND LENSES AT THE
CENTERS PURSUANT TO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER.  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY  APPROVE  THE  RATE FOR SUCH VISION CARE
SERVICES AT THE RATE FOR SUCH SERVICES  WHEN  PROVIDED  BY  A  FEDERALLY
QUALIFIED  HEALTH  CENTER  OR  WHEN  PROVIDED BY ANOTHER ENTITY LICENSED
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW  AND  ELIGIBLE
FOR  THE AMBULATORY PATIENT GROUP RATE APPROVED FOR VISION CARE SERVICES
BY THE COMMISSIONER; OR
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
the  amendments  to  section  364-j  of  the social services law made by
section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10611-02-3

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