Assembly Actions -
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Jun 19, 2018 |
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Assembly Bill A11253
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CRESPO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2017-A11253 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A11253 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires regulations to notify vendors of WIC reimbursement discrepancies and the reason for such discrepancy; prohibits fees for rejected or bounced checks; relates to a method for collecting the difference between the total submitted for reimbursement and the authorized value of the WIC check.
2017-A11253 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11253 I N A S S E M B L Y June 19, 2018 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Crespo) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring regu- lations to establish a method of notification of WIC reimbursement discrepancies and the reason for such discrepancy and prohibits fees for rejected or bounced WIC checks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding two new paragraphs (w) and (x) to read as follows: (W) BY RULE AND REGULATION, ESTABLISH A METHOD IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIES VENDORS AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBDIVISION AS THE "WIC"), OF A DISCREPANCY IN THE PRESENTMENT OF A WIC CHECK FOR REIMBURSEMENT SUBMITTED BY THE VENDOR AND THE REASON FOR SUCH DISCREPANCY. (X) BY RULE AND REGULATION ESTABLISH A METHOD WHEREBY THE VENDOR IS RESPONSIBLE ONLY FOR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TOTAL SUBMITTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND THE AUTHORIZED VALUE OF THE WIC CHECK. VENDORS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY A FEE FOR REJECTED OR BOUNCED WIC CHECKS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00037-01-7
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