STATE OF NEW YORK
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5907--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 6, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, ARROYO, COLTON, WRIGHT, BARRON, HOOPER,
SIMON, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRESPO, SCHIMEL -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the
Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
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.
LBD09674-04-6
