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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S4342
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 41st 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
2021-S4342 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S4342 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4342 SPONSOR: HINCHEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to Medicaid reimbursement rates for rural home health care providers PURPOSE: To ensure rural home health care providers are properly reimbursed. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this legislation provides proper reimbursement, designated by the commissioner of health, for an individual or shared aide provided by an approved home health agency, where such services are required to be delivered in a rural area of the state. The commissioner of health shall increase the amount necessary to cover the disparate transporta- tion costs associated with providing such services in rural areas. The commissioner shall also develop methodologies for calculating such
2021-S4342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4342 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to Medicaid reimbursement rates for rural home health care providers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 368-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (g-1) to read as follows: (G-1) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (G) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR-J OF THIS TITLE OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, REIMBURSEMENT FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA- GRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-A OF THIS TITLE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR SHARED AIDE PROVIDED BY AN APPROVED HOME HEALTH AGENCY WHEN SUCH SERVICES ARE DETERMINED TO BE COST EFFECTIVE AND APPROPRIATE TO MEET THE RECIPIENT'S NEEDS FOR ASSISTANCE, WHERE SUCH SERVICES ARE DELIVERED IN A RURAL AREA OF THE STATE, TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN REGULATION, SHALL BE INCREASED TO INCLUDE AN AMOUNT NECESSARY TO COVER THE DISPARATE TRANSPORTATION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP METHODOLOGIES FOR CALCULATING SUCH DELIVERY COSTS WHICH ARE SEPARATE FROM DIRECT PERSONAL CARE. SUCH REIMBURSEMENT INCREASE SHALL INCLUDE ALL HOME HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED FOR ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS UNDER THIS ARTI- CLE, INCLUDING THOSE AVAILABLE OR OBTAINED THROUGH FEDERAL WAIVERS. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 365-l of the social services law, as added by section 37 of part H of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner of health is authorized, in consultation with the commis- sioners of the office of mental health, office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, and office for people with developmental disa- bilities, to (a) establish, in accordance with applicable federal law EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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