Senate Bill S7323

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to early intervention reimbursement rates

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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-S7323 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5784
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2557 & 2559, Pub Health L

2023-S7323 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that on and after April first, two thousand twenty-three, the department of health shall reimburse municipalities in an amount of sixty-six percent or more for the costs of early intervention services; directs the commissioner of health to review rates of reimbursement for early intervention services.

2023-S7323 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7323 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7323
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK  --  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  Medicaid
   reimbursement rates for early intervention services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2557 of the public health law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  820  of  the  laws  of 2021, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. The department shall reimburse the approved costs paid by a munici-
 pality for the purposes of this title, other than those reimbursable  by
 the  medical  assistance  program,  in an amount of fifty percent of the
 amount expended in accordance with the  rules  and  regulations  of  the
 commissioner;  provided,  however, that in the discretion of the depart-
 ment and with the approval of the director of the division of the  budg-
 et,  the  department  may  reimburse municipalities in an amount greater
 than fifty percent of the amount expended;  PROVIDED,  FURTHER,  ON  AND
 AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REIM-
 BURSE  MUNICIPALITIES  IN  AN  AMOUNT OF SIXTY-SIX PERCENT OR MORE. Such
 state reimbursement to the municipality shall not be paid prior to April
 first of the year in which the approved costs are paid  by  the  munici-
 pality,  provided, however that, subject to the approval of the director
 of the budget, the department may pay such state  aid  reimbursement  to
 the municipality prior to such date.
   §  2. Section 2559 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. ON AND AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE,  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL  REVIEW  THE RATES OF REIMBURSEMENT MADE THROUGH THE EARLY
 INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR RATE ADEQUACY. THE REVIEW  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09932-01-3
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