Assembly Actions -
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Assembly Bill A7595
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROMERO
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2025-A7595 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6210
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Ren Art 32 §670 to be Art 32-A §676, add §677, Gen Bus L
2025-A7595 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the department of health to establish a right to preventative maintenance of wheelchairs program, after consultation with certain other offices, under which owners of manual and powered wheelchairs shall be entitled to reimbursement of certain preventative maintenance costs for such wheelchairs.
2025-A7595 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7595 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROMERO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to directing the department of health to establish a right to preventative maintenance of wheelchairs program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 32 of the general business law, as amended by chap- ter 219 of the laws of 2006, is renumbered article 32-A, and section 670, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of 2006, is renumbered section 676. § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 677 to read as follows: § 677. PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF WHEELCHAIRS. 1. NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AND AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HUMAN SERVICES AND MENTAL HYGIENE AND THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF DISABILITY OFFICER, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL ESTABLISH A "PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF WHEELCHAIRS PROGRAM" UNDER WHICH OWNERS AND LESSORS OF WHEELCHAIRS SHALL BE AFFORDED BIANNUAL APPOINTMENTS FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL PROMULGATE RULES, REGULATIONS, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. FACTORS CONSIDERED SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMIT- ED TO, LENGTH OF ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAM AND WAYS TO CERTIFY AUTHOR- IZED REPAIR PROVIDERS. 3. (A) THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES SHALL MAINTAIN SPECIFIC REIMBURSEMENT AND BILLING PROCEDURES UNDER THIS SECTION FOR WHEELCHAIRS TO ENSURE THAT MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR WHEELCHAIR REPAIRS PERMIT ADEQUATE ACCESS TO SUCH PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE SIGNIF- ICANT RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND STAFF NEEDED. (B) THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES SHALL MONITOR THE ADDITION OF NEW BILLING CODES FOR WHEELCHAIR REPAIRS BY THE MEDICARE PROGRAM AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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