NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9778
SPONSOR: Paulin TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the appointment of
the state medicaid director
PURPOSE:
This bill provides that the Medicaid Director shall be appointed by the
Governor.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 208-a of the public health law as it relates to
the appointment of the state Medicaid director. This section directs the
Medicaid Director to be appointed by the Governor at the advice and
consent of the Senate.
Section 2 reflects the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
New York State's Medicaid program now serves 1 in 3 residents and spends
over $70 billion a year. Medicaid funding is used to support services
available through the Department of Health, the Office of Mental Health,
the Office of Addiction Services and Supports, and the Office for People
With Developmental Disabilities. The federal government contributes
funding to the state's program and has a role in overseeing it. Each
state has a designated Medicaid Director. New York's Medicaid Director
serves as a Deputy Commissioner within the Department of Health.
According to the National Association of Medicaid Directors, "Medicaid
directors are the senior leaders in states driving major innovations in
health care while overseeing Medicaid, one of the nation's most vital
and complex health care safety net programs, which covers more than 90
million Americans. Medicaid directors work tirelessly to provide the
best possible health care to vulnerable Americans while being responsi-
ble stewards of taxpayer dollars."
Given the importance of this role in overseeing Medicaid and taxpayer
funds, this legislation provides that the Medicaid Director shall be
appointed by the Governor, to be confirmed with the advice and consent
of the Senate.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2017-2018: S8082A Hannon/No Same-As
2019-2020: S1B11A/No Same-As
2021-2022: S1592/No Same-AS
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January following the date it
becomes law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9778
IN ASSEMBLY
April 9, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the appointment of
the state medicaid director
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
2 208-a to read as follows:
3 § 208-a. Medicaid director. Notwithstanding any other provision of
4 this article, the position of medicaid director shall be appointed by
5 the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
7 ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to
8 appointments made on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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