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Senate Bill S1061
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
(D) 14th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S1061 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง364-j, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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2015-S1061 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Adds certain school based health services (i.e., services provided by certain clinics which provide primary health care services within an elementary or secondary public school setting) to the list of services which need not be provided by a managed care program but which shall be continued to be provided outside of managed care programs in accordance with applicable reimbursement methodologies.
2015-S1061 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1061 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to school-based health services under managed care programs PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To assure that Medicaid managed care enrollees have continued access to school-based health services. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 364-j(3)(e) of the Social Services Law by adding a new subparagraph (x) adding school-based health services to the list of services which need not be provided by a managed care program. Section 2 provides for an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION: School-based health centers are recognized as a highly effective vehicle for delivering crucially needed, timely health care services to the most vulnerable underserved and uninsured school-age children. The Department of Health has on several occasions delayed a requirement that managed care programs contract with school-based
2015-S1061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1061 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to school-based health services under managed care programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraphs (viii) and (ix) of paragraph (d) of subdivi- sion 3 of section 364-j of the social services law, as amended by section 38 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows: (viii) HIV COBRA case management; [and] (ix) THE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE BY A CLINIC LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR SPONSORED BY A FACILITY LICENSED UNDER SUCH ARTICLE, WHICH PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE SERVICES WITHIN AN ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING; AND (X) other services as determined by the commissioner of health. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that the amendments to paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 of 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 be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02492-01-5
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