Senate Bill S806

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes when services for traumatic brain injuries granted pursuant to a waiver shall begin

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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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2025-S806 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1021
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §364-j, Soc Serv L (as proposed in S.2867 & A.7369)

2025-S806 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes when services for traumatic brain injuries granted pursuant to a waiver shall begin.

2025-S806 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S806 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    806
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  when  services
   for  traumatic  brain  injuries  granted  pursuant  to a waiver by the
   federal social security act shall begin
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (d-2) of subdivision 3 of section 364-j of the
 social services law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2024  amend-
 ing  the  social  services  law relating to the provision of services to
 certain persons suffering from traumatic brain  injuries  or  qualifying
 for  nursing  home  diversion  and  transition  services, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 2867 and A. 7369, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (d-2) Services provided pursuant to [waivers] A WAIVER, granted pursu-
 ant  to  subsection  (c)  of section 1915 of the federal social security
 act, to persons suffering from traumatic brain injuries  [or  qualifying
 for  nursing  home  diversion  and  transition  services],  shall not be
 provided to medical assistance recipients through managed care  programs
 established pursuant to this section[;]. SERVICES provided PURSUANT TO A
 WAIVER,  [further  that the commissioner of health is hereby directed to
 take any action required, including but not limited  to  filing  waivers
 and  waiver  extensions  as  necessary  with  the federal government, to
 continue the provision of such services] GRANTED PURSUANT TO  SUBSECTION
 (C) OF SECTION 1915 OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, TO PERSONS QUAL-
 IFYING  FOR NURSING HOME DIVERSION AND TRANSITION SERVICES, SHALL NOT BE
 PROVIDED TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS THROUGH MANAGED CARE  PROGRAMS
 UNTIL AT LEAST JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the social services law
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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