STATE OF NEW YORK
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1677
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the modification
of competitively bid contracts
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 365-l of the social services law,
2 as amended by section 28 of part B of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 9. The contract entered into by the commissioner of health prior to
5 January first, two thousand thirteen pursuant to subdivision eight of
6 this section may not be amended or modified without the need for a
7 competitive bid or request for proposal process, [and] or without regard
8 to the provisions of sections one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-
9 three of the state finance law, section one hundred forty-two of the
10 economic development law, or any other provision of law[, excepting the
11 responsible vendor requirements of the state finance law, including, but
12 not limited to, sections one hundred sixty-three and one hundred thir-
13 ty-nine-k of the state finance law, to allow the purchase of additional
14 personnel and services, subject to available funding, for the limited
15 purpose of assisting the department of health with implementing the
16 Balancing Incentive Program, the Fully Integrated Duals Advantage
17 Program, the Vital Access Provider Program, the Medicaid waiver amend-
18 ment associated with the public hospital transformation, the addition of
19 behavioral health services as a managed care plan benefit, the delivery
20 system reform incentive payment plan, activities to facilitate the tran-
21 sition of vulnerable populations to managed care and/or any workgroups
22 required to be established by the chapter of the laws of two thousand
23 thirteen that added this subdivision. The department is authorized to
24 extend such contract for a period of one year, without a competitive bid
25 or request for proposal process, upon determination that the existing
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 contractor is qualified to continue to provide such services; provided,
2 however, that the department of health shall submit a request for appli-
3 cations for such contract during the time period specified in this
4 subdivision and may terminate the contract identified herein prior to
5 expiration of the extension authorized by this subdivision].
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
7 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2016.
