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                                   6774
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  medicaid
   reimbursement of private duty nursing services and care
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
 365-o to read as follows:
   §  365-O.  REIMBURSEMENT  OF  PRIVATE  DUTY NURSING SERVICES AND CARE.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, RATES  OF  PAYMENT
 FOR  CARE  AND  SERVICES  FURNISHED  BY  A PRIVATE DUTY NURSE THAT WOULD
 OTHERWISE QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT PURSUANT  TO  THIS  TITLE  SHALL  BE
 INCREASED  BY  AN  AMOUNT  NOT  TO EXCEED FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS IN THE
 AGGREGATE FOR THE PERIOD JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TO MARCH  THIR-
 TY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, AND TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY
 THEREAFTER FOR EACH PERIOD OF APRIL FIRST TO MARCH THIRTY-FIRST.
   § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.
 
 
 
 

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