Senate Bill S6959A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to federal qualified health center rate adequacy

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S6959 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7560
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807, Pub Health L

2023-S6959 - Summary

Provides for the calculation and analysis of certain health center costs.

2023-S6959 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6959 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6959
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 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, in relation to  federally  quali-
   fied health center rate adequacy
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision  8  of  section  2807  of  the
 public  health law, as added by section 28 of part B of chapter 1 of the
 laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) For each twelve month period following  September  thirtieth,  two
 thousand  one  AND  CONTINUING THROUGH SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FOUR, the operating cost component of such rates of payment shall
 reflect the operating cost component in effect on September thirtieth of
 the prior period as increased by the percentage increase in the Medicare
 Economic Index as computed in accordance with the requirements of 42 USC
 § 1396a(aa)(3) and as adjusted pursuant  to  applicable  regulations  to
 take  into  account  any  increase  or decrease in the scope of services
 furnished by the facility.   FOR  EACH  TWELVE  MONTH  PERIOD  FOLLOWING
 SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, THE OPERATING COST COMPO-
 NENT  SHALL  BE  CALCULATED CONSISTENT WITH RATES OF PAYMENT ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C-1)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  AND  THEN  ANNUALLY
 ADJUSTED BY USING THE FQHC MARKET BASKET INFLATOR AS CALCULATED PURSUANT
 TO  42  USC  § 1395M(O)(2), AND AS ADJUSTED PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE REGU-
 LATIONS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY INCREASE OR DECREASE IN  THE  SCOPE  OF
 SERVICES FURNISHED BY THE FACILITY.
   § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 2807 of the public health law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (c-1) to read as follows:
   (C-1)  AS  SOON AS PRACTICABLE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANALYZE THE ACTUAL
 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER  COSTS  FILED  PURSUANT  TO  10  NYCRR
 86-4.3  DURING  THE  PRIOR  FIVE YEAR REPORTING PERIODS.  IN ADDITION TO
 SUCH DATA, THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CONSIDER,  THE  SCOPE  OF  SERVICES,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11404-01-3
              

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2023-S6959A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7560
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807, Pub Health L

2023-S6959A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the calculation and analysis of certain health center costs.

2023-S6959A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6959A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6959--A
     Cal. No. 922
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RIVERA, BORRELLO, BRESLIN, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE,
   COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN, GOUNARDES,  HARCKHAM,  HELMING,  HINCHEY,
   HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  JACKSON, KAVANAGH, LIU, MARTINS, MAY, OBERACKER, PARK-
   ER, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, STEC, THOMAS, WEBB --  read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee on Health -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Health  in
   accordance  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
   committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- reported favor-
   ably from said committee, ordered to first report,  amended  on  first
   report,  ordered  to  a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place in the order of second report
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  federally  quali-
   fied health center rate adequacy
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision  8  of  section  2807  of  the
 public  health law, as added by section 28 of part B of chapter 1 of the
 laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) For each twelve month period following  September  thirtieth,  two
 thousand  one  AND  CONTINUING THROUGH SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FIVE, the operating cost component of such rates of payment shall
 reflect the operating cost component in effect on September thirtieth of
 the prior period as increased by the percentage increase in the Medicare
 Economic Index as computed in accordance with the requirements of 42 USC
 § 1396a(aa)(3) and as adjusted pursuant  to  applicable  regulations  to
 take  into  account  any  increase  or decrease in the scope of services
 furnished by the facility.   FOR  EACH  TWELVE  MONTH  PERIOD  FOLLOWING
 SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, THE OPERATING COST COMPO-
 NENT  SHALL  BE  CALCULATED CONSISTENT WITH RATES OF PAYMENT ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C-1)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  AND  THEN  ANNUALLY
 ADJUSTED  BY  USING  THE FQHC MARKET BASKET INFLATOR AS CALCULATED UNDER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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