Assembly Bill A1918

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that where the commissioner of health assumes the responsibility for the transportation of medicaid recipients in rural areas, existing public transportation systems shall be used

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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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2017-A1918 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4533
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-h, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9602, S6755
2019-2020: A380, S2918
2021-2022: S2234
2023-2024: S1700
2025-2026: S3086

2017-A1918 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that where the commissioner of health assumes the responsibility for the transportation of medicaid recipients in rural areas, existing public transportation systems shall be used when such systems are appropriate, available and the least expensive modes of transportation.

2017-A1918 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1918
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. LIFTON, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the  transporta-
   tion of eligible persons residing in a rural area
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 4 of section 365-h  of
 the  social services law is designated paragraph (a) and a new paragraph
 (b) is added to read as follows:
   (B) WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH ELECTS TO ASSUME  SUCH  RESPONSI-
 BILITY  FROM  A  LOCAL  SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT, AND AFTER ANY REQUIRED
 FEDERAL APPROVAL, AUTHORIZED  TRANSPORTATION  FOR  AN  ELIGIBLE  PERSON,
 WHOSE  ORIGINATING  LOCATION  EXISTS  WITHIN A COUNTY DEFINED AS A RURAL
 AREA PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF
 THE EXECUTIVE LAW, SHALL BE ASSIGNED TO AN EXISTING  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTA-
 TION  SYSTEM, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTEEN-B OF THE
 TRANSPORTATION LAW, IF THAT SYSTEM PROVIDES  AN  APPROPRIATE,  AVAILABLE
 AND LEAST EXPENSIVE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to subdivision
 4 of section 365-h of the social services law, made by  section  one  of
 this  act,  shall  not affect the expiration and 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.
                                                            LBD07921-01-7

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