A09648 Summary:

BILL NOA09648
 
SAME ASSAME AS S06952
 
SPONSORSolages
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L (as proposed in S.3387 & A.2345)
 
Relates to lactation counseling services when such services are ordered by a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or midwife.
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A09648 Actions:

BILL NOA09648
 
01/31/2020referred to health
02/11/2020reported
02/20/2020advanced to third reading cal.413
02/26/2020substituted by s6952
 S06952 AMEND= KAPLAN
 01/06/2020REFERRED TO RULES
 01/08/2020REFERRED TO RULES
 01/09/2020ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.31
 01/15/2020PASSED SENATE
 01/15/2020DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
 01/15/2020referred to health
 02/26/2020substituted for a9648
 02/26/2020ordered to third reading cal.413
 02/26/2020passed assembly
 02/26/2020returned to senate
 04/17/2020DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
 04/17/2020SIGNED CHAP.61
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A09648 Committee Votes:

HEALTH Chair:Gottfried DATE:02/11/2020AYE/NAY:22/0 Action: Favorable
GottfriedAyeByrneAye
SchimmingerAyeMcDonoughAye
GalefAyeGarbarinoAye
DinowitzAyeByrnesAye
CahillAyeAshbyExcused
PaulinExcusedMillerAye
CymbrowitzAyeSalkaAye
GuntherAye
RosenthalAye
HevesiAye
JaffeeExcused
SteckAye
AbinantiAye
BraunsteinAye
KimAye
SolagesAye
BichotteExcused
BarronAye
SayeghAye

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A09648 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A09648 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A9648
 
SPONSOR: Solages
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to lactation coun- seling services   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to require Medicaid coverage of lactation counseling services for all pregnant women without needing a referral from a physician, registered physician assistant, registered nurse prac- titioner, or licensed midwife.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 would make technical amendments necessary to effectuate the changes outlined in this bill. This section would also modify Chapter 668 of the Laws of 2019 to require that lactation counseling services be ordered by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner under the Medicaid program in order for such services to be covered. Section 2 would establish the effective date. The American National Standards Institute and the National Commission for Certifying have been recognized as appropriate accreditation agencies for providers of lacta- tion care and services.   JUSTIFICATION: Chapter 668 of the Laws of 2019 expanded the pool of individuals that could provide lactation counseling services under Medicaid to help ensure that an adequate number of individuals are qualified to provide these services to new mothers. The chapter also eliminated the require- ment that the services be ordered by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. This bill restores that requirement in order to help ensure that utilization in the Medicaid program is appropriate, and to facilitate the dialogue between the various health care providers rendering services to a new mother.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Legislation.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the State.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chap- ter of the laws of 2019, amending the social services law relating to lactation counseling services, as proposed in legislative bills numbers 5.3387 and A.2345, takes effect.
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A09648 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9648
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 31, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to lactation  coun-
          seling services
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (x) of subdivision 2  of  section  365-a  of  the
     2  social services law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2019, amend-
     3  ing  the  social services law relating to lactation counseling services,
     4  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3387 and A. 2345, is amended
     5  to read as follows:
     6    (x)(i) lactation counseling services for pregnant and postpartum women
     7  when such services are ordered  by  a  physician,  physician  assistant,
     8  nurse  practitioner,  or  midwife  and provided by a qualified lactation
     9  care provider, as determined by the commissioner  of  health;  provided,
    10  however,  that  the  provisions  of this paragraph shall not take effect
    11  unless all necessary approvals under federal  law  and  regulation  have
    12  been obtained to receive federal financial participation in the costs of
    13  health  care  services  provided  pursuant to this paragraph. Nothing in
    14  this paragraph shall be construed to modify any licensure, certification
    15  or scope of practice provision under title eight of the education law.
    16    (ii) [For] for the purposes of this  paragraph,  the  following  terms
    17  shall have the following meanings:
    18    (1)  "Qualified  lactation  care  provider"  shall  mean  a person who
    19  possesses current certification as a  lactation  care  provider  from  a
    20  certification  program accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting
    21  agency.
    22    (2) "Nationally recognized accrediting agency" shall mean a nationally
    23  recognized accrediting agency designated by the  commissioner;  provided
    24  that the commissioner shall designate more than one agency.
    25    §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
    26  manner as a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending  the  social  services
    27  law  relating  to lactation counseling services, as proposed in legisla-
    28  tive bills numbers S. 3387 and A. 2345, takes effect.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04950-03-9
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