Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 10, 2020 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A9010
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOTTFRIED R
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
co-Sponsors
Nathalia Fernandez
2019-A9010 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A9010 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9010 I N A S S E M B L Y January 10, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, FERNANDEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to reimbursement for special transportation services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 368-d of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, BEGINNING UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND ON AN ONGOING BASIS THEREAFTER, REVIEW WHETHER CURRENT STATE RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICY, BILLING GUIDELINES AND AMENDMENTS UNDER THE STATE PLAN FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CONCERNING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, WHICH ARE FURNISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CHILDREN WITH HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES THAT QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THIS TITLE, ARE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW, REGULATIONS, OR POLICY. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL TAKE ALL PRACTICABLE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE TO STATE RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICY, AND BILLING GUIDELINES, AND SUBMIT ANY NECESSARY PROPOSED STATE PLAN AMENDMENTS TO THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES, TO ENSURE RECEIPT OF ALL AVAILABLE FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION UNDER TITLE NINETEEN OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FURNISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CHILDREN WITH HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS. IN SO DOING, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL: (A) SEEK TO ENSURE RECEIPT OF ALL AVAILABLE FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTIC- IPATION FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FURNISHED TO CHILDREN WITH BOTH PHYSICAL AND NON-PHYSICAL DISABILITIES; (B) SEEK TO ENSURE RECEIPT OF ALL AVAILABLE FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTIC- IPATION FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INVOLVING ACCOMMODATIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SAFETY RESTRAINTS AND HARNESSES, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PARAPROFESSIONAL OR NURSING SERVICES, SMALLER VEHICLE SIZE, ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE ROUTING, AND CLIMATE CONTROL; (C) CONSIDER WHETHER OTHER STATES HAVE LESS RESTRICTIVE RULES, REGU- LATIONS, POLICY, BILLING GUIDELINES AND APPROVED STATE PLAN AMENDMENTS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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