Assembly Bill A7598

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the transition of traumatic brain injury waiver and nursing home transition and diversion waiver program services to Medicaid managed care programs

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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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2015-A7598 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5535
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4403-f, Pub Health L

2015-A7598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the transition of traumatic brain injury waiver and nursing home transition and diversion waiver program services to Medicaid managed care programs.

2015-A7598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7598

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 20, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the transition  of
  traumatic  brain  injury waiver and nursing home transition and diver-
  sion waiver program services to Medicaid managed care programs

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of subdivision 7 of section 4403-f of the
public health law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (v-a) to  read
as follows:
  (V-A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBPARAGRAPH  (V) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, NO PERSON
RECEIVING SERVICES UNDER THE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY  WAIVER  OR  NURSING
HOME  TRANSITION  AND  DIVERSION  WAIVER  MAY BE REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN A
MANAGED CARE OR MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PROGRAM BEFORE APRIL  FIRST,  TWO
THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN;  AND  PROVIDED  FURTHER THAT THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
CONVENE A WORK GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS ON TRANSITION  OF  THESE
WAIVER  SERVICES  TO  MANAGED  CARE.  MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORK GROUP SHALL
INCLUDE PAYERS, CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVES AND PROVIDERS OF SUCH SERVICES,
AND THE CHAIRS OF THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEES. IN DEVELOP-
ING RECOMMENDATIONS ON TRANSITIONING THESE POPULATIONS TO A MANAGED CARE
ENVIRONMENT, THE WORK GROUP SHALL CONSIDER:
  (1) TRACKING OF LEGACY WAIVER POPULATIONS TO ENSURE  CONTINUED  ACCESS
TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND IDENTIFY AGGREGATE COSTS OF CARE;
  (2)  ONGOING TRACKING AND IDENTIFICATION OF PEOPLE WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF
A BRAIN INJURY AND SIMILAR POPULATIONS TO ENSURE THAT NECESSARY COMMUNI-
TY-BASED SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO  THESE  POPULATIONS  AND  IDENTIFY
AGGREGATE COSTS OF CARE;
  (3)  HOW CONTINUITY OF SERVICES WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BEYOND AN INITIAL
TRANSITION PERIOD OF NINETY DAYS;
  (4) ENSURING ACCESS TO A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE, EXPERIENCED WORKING WITH
THESE POPULATIONS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11174-01-5
              

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