Senate Bill S6716

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires enhanced federal medical assistance percentage funds be directly shared with the counties and the city of New York

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

  • 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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2023-S6716 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6218
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §363-a, Soc Serv L; amd §8, St Fin L

2023-S6716 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires enhanced federal medical assistance percentage funds be directly shared with the counties and the city of New York; requires the comptroller examine and audit all funds received from the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage and the distributions made to counties and the city of New York.

2023-S6716 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6716
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law and the state  finance  law,  in
   relation  to  requiring enhanced federal medical assistance percentage
   funds be directly shared with the counties and the city of New York

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 4 of section 363-a of the social services law,
 as amended by chapter 474 of the laws of 1996, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   4. The department of taxation and finance shall accept and receive any
 and  all  grants  of  money awarded to the state under title XIX, or any
 successor title, of the federal social security  act.    All  moneys  so
 received shall be deposited by the department of taxation and finance in
 a  special  fund or funds and shall be used by the state exclusively for
 medical assistance and the administration thereof under  the  provisions
 of  this  title.  Such  moneys  shall be paid from such fund or funds on
 audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers of or certification  by
 the department of health. ANY AND ALL GRANTS OF ENHANCED FEDERAL MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE  PERCENTAGE  FUNDS  AWARDED  TO  THE  STATE SHALL BE DIRECTLY
 DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NEW  YORK  PROPORTIONATE  TO
 THE  COUNTY  AND  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  SHARE OF THE NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF
 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
   § 2. Section 8 of the state finance law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 21 to read as follows:
   21.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION OF LAW, EXAMINE AND
 AUDIT ALL FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE ENHANCED  FEDERAL  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE
 PERCENTAGE  AND  THE  DISTRIBUTIONS MADE TO COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NEW
 YORK, AND IDENTIFY WHETHER THE DISTRIBUTION OF ENHANCED FEDERAL  MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE  PERCENTAGE  FUNDS  WAS  PROPORTIONAL  TO THE PORTION OF EACH
 COUNTY'S SHARE AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK'S SHARE OF THE NON-FEDERAL SHARE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10177-02-3

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