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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S6342
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 19th 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-S6342 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §363-f, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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2021-S6342 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6342 SPONSOR: PERSAUD TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the incontinence supplies insurance program for Medicaid beneficiaries PURPOSE OF BILL: To ensure that all eligible residents of New York State are afforded the dignity of a having certain incontinence supplies covered by their insurance carriers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF BILL: Section 1. Amends paragraph 34 of section 3216, subsection 1 of insur- ance law section 3221, and Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (rr) requiring all private insurance policies which provide medical, major medical, or similar comprehensive type coverage to also provide coverage for incontinence supplies subject to all persons to persons meeting the program eligibility requirements. For
2021-S6342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6342 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 22, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- 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 establishing the incontinence supplies insurance program for Medicaid beneficiaries THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 363-f to read as follows: § 363-F. INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES INSURANCE PROGRAM. 1. ESTABLISHMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AN INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES INSURANCE PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES TO PERSONS THAT MEET THE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVI- SION TWO OF THIS SECTION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES" SHALL MEAN PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO HELP MANAGE URINARY OR BOWEL OUTPUT. SUCH PRODUCTS SHALL BE INTENDED TO PROTECT CLOTHING, BEDDING, AND FURNITURE AND SHALL CONSIST OF ITEMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROTECTIVE UNDERWEAR, CLOTHS, WIPES, BEDDING PROTECTION, CLEANERS, CREAMS, LOTIONS, BEDPANS, AND URINALS. 2. ELIGIBILITY. TO QUALIFY FOR COVERAGE UNDER THIS SECTION, A PERSON SHALL: (A) BE A MEDICAID BENEFICIARY; (B) BE A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; AND (C) OBTAIN A NOTE FROM A PHYSICIAN INDICATING A NEED FOR AN ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. 3. REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMUL- GATE SUCH REGULATIONS AS HE OR SHE MAY DEEM NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION. HOWEVER, SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE: (A) A CAP ON ALLOWANCE GRANTED UNDER THIS SECTION OF EIGHTY DOLLARS, EVERY THREE MONTHS, PER ELIGIBLE PERSON; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10582-01-1
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