Authorizes the state to allow counties to opt out of the county cost of medical assistance payments to any new enrollees who have either never received such benefits or who have reenrolled after a period of absence; further directs the commissioner of health to apply for any and all federal waivers required to implement the provisions of this subdivision.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2806
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 25, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, RAIA, MONTESANO, STEC, BRABENEC, BYRNE,
DiPIETRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CROUCH, FINCH,
FITZPATRICK, FRIEND, GIGLIO, GOODELL, HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, PALMESANO,
WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the
state to allow counties to opt out of certain Medicaid services
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 365-a of the social services law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
3 10. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any
4 other provision of law, on and after the effective date of this subdivi-
5 sion, the state is required to allow counties to opt out of providing
6 optional medical assistance services to any new enrollees who have
7 either never received such benefits or who have reenrolled after a peri-
8 od of absence.
9 (b) The commissioner of health is authorized to apply for any and all
10 federal waivers required to implement the provisions of this subdivi-
11 sion.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04092-01-9
