Provides that services to medical assistance recipients suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nursing home diversion and transition services shall be provided outside of managed programs.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2798--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 25, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, D'URSO, WOERNER, STECK,
SAYEGH, DeSTEFANO, SALKA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RAMOS --
read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported and
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the provision of
services to certain persons suffering from traumatic brain injuries or
qualifying for nursing home diversion and transition services
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (d-2) of subdivision 3 of section 364-j of the
2 social services law, as amended by section 10 of part B of chapter 57 of
3 the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
4 (d-2) Services provided pursuant to waivers, granted pursuant to
5 subsection (c) of section 1915 of the federal social security act, to
6 persons suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nurs-
7 ing home diversion and transition services, shall not be provided to
8 medical assistance recipients through managed care programs [until at
9 least January first, two thousand twenty-two] established pursuant to
10 this section; provided, further that the commissioner of health is here-
11 by directed to take any action required, including but not limited to
12 filing waivers and waiver extensions as necessary with the federal
13 government, to continue the provision of such services.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
15 ments to section 364-j of the social services law, made by section one
16 of this act, shall not affect the expiration and repeal of such section,
17 and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04587-02-0
