Assembly Bill A1679

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the reimbursement of certain novel coronavirus, COVID-19 costs and expenses

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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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2021-A1679 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3788
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.44, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11000, S8557
2023-2024: A1184, S1706

2021-A1679 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities, department of health and division of the budget to authorize voluntary providers of supports and services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to bill and be reimbursed within thirty days of billing for novel coronavirus, COVID-19 related costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, increased staffing and personal costs, personal protective equipment expenses, and increased residential cost.

2021-A1679 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1679
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to reimbursement for
   certain costs and expenses related to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 13.44 to read as follows:
 § 13.44 REIMBURSEMENT COSTS AND EXPENSES RELATED TO  NOVEL  CORONAVIRUS,
           COVID-19.
   THE  OFFICE,  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  AND DIVISION OF THE BUDGET SHALL
 AUTHORIZE VOLUNTARY PROVIDERS OF SUPPORTS AND  SERVICES  TO  INDIVIDUALS
 WITH  INTELLECTUAL  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO BILL AND BE REIM-
 BURSED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF BILLING  FOR  NOVEL  CORONAVIRUS,  COVID-19
 RELATED  COSTS  AND  EXPENSES,  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INCREASED
 STAFFING AND PERSONNEL COSTS, PERSONAL  PROTECTIVE  EQUIPMENT  EXPENSES,
 AND INCREASED RESIDENTIAL COST.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04559-01-1

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