STATE OF NEW YORK
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2906
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 23, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, ARROYO, COLTON, WRIGHT, BARRON, HOOPER,
SIMON, COOK, BRINDISI, SANTABARBARA, DenDEKKER, M. G. MILLER, CUSICK,
PEOPLES-STOKES, BLAKE, PERRY, HUNTER, MOSLEY, RODRIGUEZ, WEPRIN,
SEPULVEDA, BENEDETTO, LAVINE, WALKER, PICHARDO, DILAN, DAVILA, MOYA,
GANTT, GOODELL, RAIA, RIVERA, LENTOL, ABINANTI, JOYNER, BARRETT, HEVE-
SI, STECK, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRESPO, DINOWITZ,
McDONALD, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing
topical oxygen wound therapy as a Medicaid benefit
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law
2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (dd) to read as follows:
3 (dd) topical oxygen wound therapy for chronic wound management and
4 treatment, as prescribed by a physician or other qualified prescriber,
5 through use of a United States Food and Drug Administration cleared
6 topical oxygen chamber for extremities, consistent with coverage crite-
7 ria established by the commissioner.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07500-01-7
