Assembly Bill A1667

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the level of medical assistance for certain durable medical equipment for medicare beneficiaries

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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-A1667 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง367-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A958
2011-2012: A161
2013-2014: A1237
2017-2018: A25
2019-2020: A143
2021-2022: A1094

2015-A1667 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for medical assistance payments in the form of certain durable medical equipment for medicare beneficiaries also receiving payments under title XVIII of the federal social security act to not be less than and be based on the approval procedures and payment levels so authorized for eligible individuals who are not eligible pursuant to such title XVIII, less any payments received under such title.

2015-A1667 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1667

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN,
  COLTON,  COOK,  CYMBROWITZ,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, PAULIN,
  PERRY, RIVERA, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
  Health

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to level of medical
  assistance for durable medical equipment for medicare beneficiaries

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 367-a of the social  services  law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
  (H)  AMOUNTS  PAYABLE  UNDER  THIS TITLE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE
FORM OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (WHICH SHALL BE  LIMITED  TO:  WHEELED
MOBILITY  EQUIPMENT  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS,
POWERED MOBILITY AND WHEELCHAIR ACCESSORIES INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED
TO,  SEATING AND POSITIONING ADAPTATIONS; AND AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION
OR SPEECH GENERATING DEVICES AND ACCESSORIES) PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  (G)
OF  SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-A OF THIS TITLE,
PROVIDED TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS WHO  ARE  ALSO  BENEFICIARIES  UNDER  TITLE
XVIII  OF  THE  FEDERAL  SOCIAL  SECURITY ACT SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN AND
SHALL BE BASED ON THE APPROVAL PROCEDURES AND PAYMENT LEVELS SO  AUTHOR-
IZED  FOR  ELIGIBLE  INDIVIDUALS  WHO  ARE NOT ELIGIBLE PURSUANT TO SUCH
TITLE XVIII, LESS ANY PAYMENTS RECEIVED UNDER SUCH TITLE XVIII.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06196-01-5

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