Relates to a cost of living adjustment for designated human services for the purpose of establishing rates of payments; extends certain provisions; excludes food and energy.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 25, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Mental Health
AN ACT to amend part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006, relating to
establishing a cost of living adjustment for designated human services
programs, in relation to extending COLA provisions for the purpose of
establishing rates of payments and the effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3-c of section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the
2 laws of 2006, relating to establishing a cost of living adjustment for
3 designated human services programs, as amended by section 1 of part AA
4 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
5 3-c. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, beginning
6 April 1, 2019 and ending March 31, [2022] 2020, the commissioners shall
7 develop the COLA under this section using the actual U.S. consumer price
8 index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) published by the United States
9 department of labor, bureau of labor statistics for the twelve month
10 period ending in July of the budget year prior to such state fiscal
11 year, for the purpose of establishing rates of payments, contracts or
12 any other form of reimbursement.
13 § 2. Section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006, relating
14 to establishing a cost of living adjustment for designated human
15 services programs, is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-f to read as
16 follows:
17 3-f. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, beginning
18 April 1, 2020 and ending March 31, 2026, for human services programs not
19 funded with federal medicaid funds, the commissioners shall develop the
20 COLA under this section using the actual U.S. consumer price index for
21 all urban consumers (CPI-U), excluding energy and food, published by the
22 United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics for the
23 twelve month period ending in July of the budget year prior to such
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 state fiscal year, for the purpose of establishing rates of payments,
2 contracts or any other form of reimbursement and for human services
3 programs funded with federal medicaid funds, the commissioners shall
4 develop the COLA under this section using the actual U.S. consumer price
5 index for medical care services, published by the United States depart-
6 ment of labor, bureau of labor statistics for the twelve month period
7 ending in July of the budget year prior to such state fiscal year, for
8 the purpose of establishing rates of payments, contracts or any other
9 form of reimbursement.
10 § 3. Section 4 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006, relating
11 to establishing a cost of living adjustment for designated human
12 services programs, as amended by section 1 of part I of chapter 60 of
13 the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
14 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
15 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2006; provided
16 section one of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed April 1,
17 [2019] 2023; provided, further, that sections two and three of this act
18 shall expire and be deemed repealed December 31, 2009.
19 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
20 the amendments to section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006,
21 relating to establishing a cost of living adjustment for designated
22 human services programs made by sections one and two of this act shall
23 not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed ther-
24 ewith.