Assembly Bill A4070A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for the reimbursement of local services provided to persons with a disability

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    • In Committee Assembly
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    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A4070 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3140
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §43.13, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5544
2017-2018: A7868, S1916
2019-2020: A2046, S4013
2021-2022: A183, S4468

2023-A4070 - Summary

Relates to the reimbursement of local services provided to persons with a disability; provides for retroactive reimbursement if local services were furnished prior to approval.

2023-A4070 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4070
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GUNTHER, KELLES, BUTTENSCHON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to reimbursement  of
   certain programs and services for persons with a disability
 
   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
 43.13 to read as follows:
 §  43.13 REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH
           A DISABILITY.
   IF A PERSON WHO QUALIFIES FOR AND HAS ENTERED INTO  A  PROGRAM  AND/OR
 RECEIVED  A  SERVICE  FURNISHED  BY A LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDER PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION 13.15 OF  THIS  CHAPTER  SUBSEQUENTLY  ENTERS
 INTO  A  DIFFERENT  PROGRAM  AND/OR RECEIVES A DIFFERENT SERVICE NOT YET
 APPROVED BY THE  COMMISSIONER,  PROVIDED  SUCH  APPROVAL  IS  ULTIMATELY
 GRANTED,  THE  LOCAL  SERVICE  PROVIDER  SHALL BE REIMBURSED, AFTER SUCH
 SERVICES HAVE BEEN RENDERED AND  APPROVED,  THE  COST  OF  SUCH  PROGRAM
 AND/OR  SERVICE AS IF IT HAD BEEN APPROVED PRIOR TO SUCH PERSON'S ADMIS-
 SION INTO SUCH PROGRAM OR RECEIPT OF SUCH SERVICE. IF A SERVICE IS ULTI-
 MATELY  NOT  APPROVED  AND  REIMBURSEMENT  HAS  ALREADY  OCCURRED,  SUCH
 REIMBURSEMENT  SHALL  BE RETURNED TO THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOP-
 MENTAL DISABILITIES WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF NOTICE OF SUCH DENIAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04872-02-3

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2023-A4070A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3140
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §43.13, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5544
2017-2018: A7868, S1916
2019-2020: A2046, S4013
2021-2022: A183, S4468

2023-A4070A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the reimbursement of local services provided to persons with a disability; provides for retroactive reimbursement if local services were furnished prior to approval.

2023-A4070A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4070--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GUNTHER, KELLES, BUTTENSCHON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Mental Health  --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to reimbursement  of
   certain programs and services for persons with a disability
 
   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
 43.13 to read as follows:
 §  43.13 REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH
           A DISABILITY.
   IF A PERSON WHO QUALIFIES FOR AND HAS ENTERED INTO  A  PROGRAM  AND/OR
 RECEIVED  A  SERVICE  FURNISHED  BY A LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDER PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION 13.15 OF  THIS  CHAPTER  SUBSEQUENTLY  ENTERS
 INTO  A  DIFFERENT  PROGRAM  AND/OR RECEIVES A DIFFERENT SERVICE NOT YET
 APPROVED BY THE  COMMISSIONER,  PROVIDED  SUCH  APPROVAL  IS  ULTIMATELY
 GRANTED,  THE  LOCAL  SERVICE  PROVIDER  SHALL BE REIMBURSED, AFTER SUCH
 SERVICES HAVE BEEN RENDERED AND  APPROVED,  THE  COST  OF  SUCH  PROGRAM
 AND/OR  SERVICE AS IF IT HAD BEEN APPROVED PRIOR TO SUCH PERSON'S ADMIS-
 SION INTO SUCH PROGRAM OR RECEIPT OF SUCH SERVICE. IF A SERVICE IS ULTI-
 MATELY  NOT  APPROVED  AND  REIMBURSEMENT  HAS  ALREADY  OCCURRED,  SUCH
 REIMBURSEMENT  SHALL  BE RETURNED TO THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOP-
 MENTAL DISABILITIES WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF NOTICE OF SUCH  DENIAL.    THIS
 SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY SERVICES RENDERED ON AND AFTER ONE YEAR PRIOR
 TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04872-03-3

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