Assembly Bill A9010

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to enabling the commissioner of social services to review state plans for special transportation services for children

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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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2019-A9010 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7911
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§368-d & 368-e, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A138

2019-A9010 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enables the commissioner of social services to review state plans which provide for special transportation services for children and pre-school children to ensure that state policies are not more restrictive than policies at the federal level.

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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