Assembly Actions -
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Apr 27, 2018 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S8300
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th 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
2017-S8300 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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2017-S8300 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8300 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to providing extended speech, physical or occupational therapy under Medicaid PURPOSE: This bill enables patients to receive coverage of medically necessary speech, physical, and occupational therapy services under Medicaid beyond the 20-visit annual limit. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends Social Services L. 5 365-a(2)h) to allow exceeding the Medicaid limit of 20 therapy visits a year for speech, physical, or occupational therapy for a patient, if the physician or nurse practi- tioner who ordered the therapy attests to the medical necessity of more sessions.
2017-S8300 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8300 I N S E N A T E April 27, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 providing extended speech, physical or occupational therapy under Medicaid THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law, as amended by section 5 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: (h) speech therapy, and when provided at the direction of a physician or nurse practitioner, physical therapy including related rehabilitative services and occupational therapy; provided, however, that speech thera- py and occupational therapy each shall be limited to coverage of twenty visits per year; physical therapy shall be limited to coverage of forty visits per year UNLESS THE PROFESSIONAL AT WHOSE DIRECTION THE THERAPY OR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED OR THE PROVIDER OF THE THERAPY OR SERVICES ATTESTS TO THE MEDICAL NECESSITY OF ADDITIONAL VISITS; such limitation shall not apply to persons with developmental disabilities or, notwith- standing any other provision of law to the contrary, to persons with traumatic brain injury; § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that, effective immediately, the addition, amendment, and/or repeal of any rules and regulations neces- sary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11217-03-8
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