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                                   2593
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2019
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the social  services  law,  in
   relation to the continuity of family planning services in the state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2827 to read as follows:
   §  2827.  FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM. 1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "FAMILY PLANNING PROVIDERS" MEANS PROVIDERS OF SERVICES:
   (I) FUNDED UNDER TITLE X OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE  ACT  AS
 OF DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN; AND
   (II) THAT LOST ELIGIBILITY FOR TITLE X FUNDING;
   (B)  "FAMILY  PLANNING SERVICES" MEANS SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER TITLE X
 OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT AS  OF  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,
 TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN; AND
   (C) "PROGRAM" MEANS THE FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS
 SECTION.
   2.  THERE  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT A FAMILY PLANNING
 PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF  FAMILY  PLANNING  SERVICES  IN  THE
 STATE. THE PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS
 WHO  ARE  ELIGIBLE  FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES THROUGH FAMILY PLANNING
 PROVIDERS THAT MEET PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
   3. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS  TO  IMPLEMENT  THIS  SECTION,
 INCLUDING  REGULATIONS  ESTABLISHING  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  FAMILY PLANNING
 PROVIDERS THAT ARE  THE  SAME  AS  THE  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  PROVIDERS  OF
 SERVICES UNDER TITLE X OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
   4.  FUNDING USED TO SUPPORT FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES UNDER THE PROGRAM
 SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY FUNDING APPLIED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  BEFORE
 DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN,  TO  THE MAINTENANCE OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 S. 2593                             2
 
 EFFORT REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER  TITLE  X  OF  THE  FEDERAL
 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
   §  2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 367-w
 to read as follows:
   § 367-W. PROVISION OF FAMILY  PLANNING  SERVICES.  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 HEALTH SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OF THE
 STATE  BUDGET,  ENSURE ACCESS TO AND THE CONTINUITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED
 BY FAMILY PLANNING PROVIDERS THAT RECEIVED FUNDING UNDER TITLE X OF  THE
 FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT AS OF DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOU-
 SAND SIXTEEN BY:
   1.  REIMBURSING FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 PROGRAM; AND
   2. ESTABLISHING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FAMILY
 PLANNING PROVIDERS THAT ARE THE SAME AS REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER PROVIDERS
 OF THE SAME SERVICES.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.