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                                         3424

                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                                   I N  S E N A T E

                                   February 22, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  RANZENHOFER, GOLDEN, LARKIN, SALAND -- read twice
         and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
         on Health

       AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  reimbursement
         for medicaid services required by state law

         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 368-a of the social  services  law
    2  is amended by adding a new paragraph (aa) to read as follows:
    3    (AA)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRA-
    4  RY, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  SHALL  PAY  ONE  HUNDRED  PERCENT  OF  THE
    5  NON-FEDERAL  SHARE  OF ANY PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED
    6  BY APPLICABLE STATE LAW, BUT NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY FEDERAL LAW.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02581-01-1