Senate Bill S4622B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for automatic enrollment and recertification simplification for Medicaid eligible recipients

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S4622 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5980
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4403-f, Pub Health L; amd §366-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7523, A9017
2021-2022: S4965, A155

2023-S4622 - Summary

Provides for automatic enrollment and recertification simplification for Medicaid managed care plans and long term care plans.

2023-S4622 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4622 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4622
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the social  services  law,  in
   relation  to  automatic  enrollment and recertification simplification
   for Medicaid eligible recipients

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of subdivision 7 of section 4403-f of the
 public health law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv)  to  read
 as follows:
   (IV) WHERE A PERSON DETERMINED ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID ("MEDICAID RECIP-
 IENT") HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE TO
 REQUIRE  COMMUNITY-BASED LONG TERM CARE SERVICES FOR MORE THAN A CONTIN-
 UOUS PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS, AND THE MEDICAID  RECIPIENT  HAS
 NOT  SELECTED AND ENROLLED IN A MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLAN PRIOR TO ANY
 EXPIRATION DATE OF SUCH DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR LONG TERM CARE,  AFTER
 BEING  PROVIDED WITH INFORMATION TO MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL ASSIGN THE RECIPIENT TO A  MANAGED  LONG  TERM  CARE  PLAN,
 TAKING  INTO  ACCOUNT  CONSISTENCY WITH ANY PRIOR COMMUNITY-BASED DIRECT
 CARE WORKERS HAVING RECENTLY SERVED THE RECIPIENT,  QUALITY  PERFORMANCE
 CRITERIA,  CAPACITY, AND GEOGRAPHIC ACCESSIBILITY.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY
 ASSIGN PARTICIPANTS PURSUANT TO SUCH CRITERIA ON A WEIGHTED  BASIS.    A
 RECIPIENT  ASSIGNED TO A MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLAN UNDER THIS SUBPARA-
 GRAPH SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE IN NEED OF LONG TERM
 CARE SERVICES FOR MORE THAN A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF  ONE  HUNDRED  TWENTY
 DAYS AND ELIGIBLE TO BE ENROLLED IN A MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLAN.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (b)  of subdivision 2 of section 366-a of the social
 services law, as added by section 51 of part A of chapter 1 of the  laws
 of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdivi-
 sion, an applicant or recipient may attest to the amount of his  or  her
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02420-01-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S4622A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5980
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4403-f, Pub Health L; amd §366-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7523, A9017
2021-2022: S4965, A155

2023-S4622A - Summary

Provides for automatic enrollment and recertification simplification for Medicaid managed care plans and long term care plans.

2023-S4622A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4622A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4622--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RIVERA, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Health  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee  and  committed  to  the Committee on
   Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law and the social services law, in
   relation to automatic enrollment  and  recertification  simplification
   for Medicaid eligible recipients
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of  section  4403-f  of  the
 public  health  law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to read
 as follows:
   (IV) WHERE A PERSON DETERMINED ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID ("MEDICAID RECIP-
 IENT") HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE TO
 REQUIRE COMMUNITY-BASED LONG TERM CARE SERVICES FOR MORE THAN A  CONTIN-
 UOUS  PERIOD  OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS, AND THE MEDICAID RECIPIENT HAS
 NOT SELECTED AND ENROLLED IN A MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLAN PRIOR TO  ANY
 EXPIRATION  DATE OF SUCH DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR LONG TERM CARE, AFTER
 BEING PROVIDED WITH INFORMATION TO MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE, THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL  ASSIGN  THE  RECIPIENT  TO A MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLAN,
 TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CONSISTENCY WITH ANY  PRIOR  COMMUNITY-BASED  DIRECT
 CARE  WORKERS  HAVING RECENTLY SERVED THE RECIPIENT, QUALITY PERFORMANCE
 CRITERIA, CAPACITY, AND GEOGRAPHIC ACCESSIBILITY.  THE COMMISSIONER  MAY
 ASSIGN  PARTICIPANTS  PURSUANT  TO SUCH CRITERIA ON A WEIGHTED BASIS.  A
 RECIPIENT ASSIGNED TO A MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLAN UNDER THIS  SUBPARA-
 GRAPH SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE IN NEED OF LONG TERM
 CARE  SERVICES  FOR  MORE THAN A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY
 DAYS AND ELIGIBLE TO BE ENROLLED IN A MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLAN.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02420-03-3
 S. 4622--A                          2
 
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S4622B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5980
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4403-f, Pub Health L; amd §366-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7523, A9017
2021-2022: S4965, A155

2023-S4622B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for automatic enrollment and recertification simplification for Medicaid managed care plans and long term care plans.

2023-S4622B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4622B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4622--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RIVERA, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Health  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee  and  committed  to  the Committee on
   Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and  recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law and the social services law, in
   relation to automatic enrollment  and  recertification  simplification
   for Medicaid eligible recipients
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of  section  4403-f  of  the
 public  health  law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to read
 as follows:
   (IV) WHERE A PERSON DETERMINED ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID ("MEDICAID RECIP-
 IENT") HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE TO
 REQUIRE COMMUNITY-BASED LONG TERM CARE SERVICES FOR MORE THAN A  CONTIN-
 UOUS  PERIOD  OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS, AND THE MEDICAID RECIPIENT HAS
 NOT SELECTED AND ENROLLED IN A MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLAN PRIOR TO  ANY
 EXPIRATION  DATE OF SUCH DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR LONG TERM CARE, AFTER
 BEING PROVIDED WITH INFORMATION TO MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE, THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL  ASSIGN  THE  RECIPIENT  TO A MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLAN,
 TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CONSISTENCY WITH ANY  PRIOR  COMMUNITY-BASED  DIRECT
 CARE  WORKERS  HAVING RECENTLY SERVED THE RECIPIENT, QUALITY PERFORMANCE
 CRITERIA, CAPACITY, AND GEOGRAPHIC ACCESSIBILITY.  THE COMMISSIONER  MAY
 ASSIGN  PARTICIPANTS  PURSUANT  TO SUCH CRITERIA ON A WEIGHTED BASIS.  A
 RECIPIENT ASSIGNED TO A MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLAN UNDER THIS  SUBPARA-
 GRAPH SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE IN NEED OF LONG TERM
 CARE  SERVICES  FOR  MORE THAN A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY
 DAYS AND ELIGIBLE TO BE ENROLLED IN A MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLAN.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02420-05-3
              

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