STATE OF NEW YORK
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9170--A
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. GRAF, LOSQUADRO, RAIA, BURLING, FINCH, STEVENSON,
MONTESANO, SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CALHOUN, CROUCH
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing
reimbursement to municipalities for certain services
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
2 611 to read as follows:
3 § 611. State aid; optional services. State aid reimbursement for
4 public health services provided by a municipality under this title,
5 shall be made as follows:
6 1. if the municipality is providing adult chronic care services and
7 such municipality is not the sole home health services provider, as such
8 term is described in 10 NYCRR 40-3.22(a), at a rate of not less than
9 thirty-six per centum of the monies expended by the municipality for
10 such services. No such reimbursement shall be provided for services if
11 they are not approved in a plan or if no plan is submitted for such
12 services.
13 2. if the municipality provides the following services:
14 (a) early intervention services coordination;
15 (b) dental services;
16 (c) home health services;
17 (d) long term care;
18 (e) emergency medical services;
19 (f) environmental services;
20 (g) radioactive material licensing;
21 (h) equipment licensing; or
22 (i) housing hygiene;
23 such municipality shall be eligible for reimbursement at a rate of not
24 less than thirty-six per centum of the monies expended by the munici-
25 pality for such services. No such reimbursement shall be provided for
26 services if they are not approved in a plan or if no plan is submitted
27 for such services.
28 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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