Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 13, 2020 |
print number 5546a |
Jan 13, 2020 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to health |
May 06, 2019 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S5546A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 16th Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
(D) 20th Senate District
2019-S5546 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6677
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§2807-k, 2807 & 2807-c, Pub Health L; amd §§211 & 212, Chap 474 of 1996
2019-S5546 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5546 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the general hospital indigent care pool, hospital reimbursements and adjustments to medical assistance rates to enhanced safety net hospi- tals; and to amend chapter 474 of the laws of 1996 amending the educa- tion law and other laws relating to rates for residential health care facilities, in relation to extending the effectiveness of such rates PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Reform the distribution of indigent care pool (ICP) funds intended for hospitals that are serving a disproportionate share of individuals on Medicaid or uninsured. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Public Health Law 2807-k, subdiv. 5d, to proportionate- ly reduce allocations to major public and voluntary hospitals by $300 million April 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 (prorated accordingly),
2019-S5546 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5546 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BENJAMIN, LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the general hospi- tal indigent care pool, hospital reimbursements and adjustments to medical assistance rates to enhanced safety net hospitals; and to amend chapter 474 of the laws of 1996 amending the education law and other laws relating to rates for residential health care facilities, in relation to extending the effectiveness of such rates THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5-d of section 2807-k of the public health law, as amended by section 6 of part H of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 5-d. (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section, section twenty-eight hundred seven-w of this article or any other contrary provision of law, and subject to the availability of federal financial participation, for periods [on and after January] APRIL first, two thousand [thirteen,] NINETEEN through [March] DECEMBER thirty-first, two thousand [twenty] NINETEEN AND EACH CALENDAR YEAR THEREAFTER, all funds available for distribution pursuant to this section, [except for funds distributed pursuant to subparagraph (v) of paragraph (b) of subdivision five-b of this section,] and all funds available for distribution pursuant to section twenty-eight hundred seven-w of this article, shall be reserved and set aside and distributed in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. (b) The commissioner shall promulgate regulations, and may promulgate emergency regulations, establishing methodologies for the distribution of funds as described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision and such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) Such regulations shall establish methodologies for determining each facility's relative uncompensated care need amount based on unin- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 16th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2019-S5546A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6677
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§2807-k, 2807 & 2807-c, Pub Health L; amd §§211 & 212, Chap 474 of 1996
2019-S5546A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5546A SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the general hospi- tal indigent care pool, hospital reimbursements and adjustments to medical assistance rates to enhanced safety net hospitals; and to amend chapter 474 of the laws of 1996 amending the education law and other laws relating to rates for residential health care facilities, in relation to extending the effectiveness of such rates PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Reform the distribution of indigent care pool (ICP) funds intended for hospitals that are serving a disproportionate share of individuals on Medicaid or uninsured. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:. Section 1 amends Public Health Law 2807-k, subdiv. 5-d, to proportion-
2019-S5546A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5546--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BENJAMIN, LIU, GOUNARDES, MYRIE, PARKER, SALAZAR, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the general hospi- tal indigent care pool, hospital reimbursements and adjustments to medical assistance rates to enhanced safety net hospitals; and to amend chapter 474 of the laws of 1996 amending the education law and other laws relating to rates for residential health care facilities, in relation to extending the effectiveness of such rates THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5-d of section 2807-k of the public health law, as amended by section 6 of part H of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 5-d. (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section, section twenty-eight hundred seven-w of this article or any other contrary provision of law, and subject to the availability of federal financial participation, for periods [on and after January] APRIL first, two thousand [thirteen,] TWENTY through [March] DECEMBER thirty-first, two thousand twenty AND EACH CALENDAR YEAR THEREAFTER, all funds avail- able for distribution pursuant to this section, [except for funds distributed pursuant to subparagraph (v) of paragraph (b) of subdivision five-b of this section,] and all funds available for distribution pursu- ant to section twenty-eight hundred seven-w of this article, shall be reserved and set aside and distributed in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. (b) The commissioner shall promulgate regulations, and may promulgate emergency regulations, establishing methodologies for the distribution EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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