Assembly Bill A5074C

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires specific Medicaid insurance codes related to complex needs patients' therapy and treatment; requires managed care contracts to comply with certain reimbursement rates

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5074 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3651
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §367-j, Soc Serv L; amd §4403, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7527, S7252
2017-2018: A6120, A10604, S4557
2019-2020: A7492, A9003
2021-2022: A3132
2023-2024: A4232

2015-A5074 - Summary

Establishes the "complex needs patient act" including definitions and reimbursement and billing procedures; preserves access to quality complex rehabilitation technology for patients with complex medical needs.

2015-A5074 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5074

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McDONALD, LAVINE, MONTESANO, MILLER, GUNTHER,
  LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DUPREY, HOOPER, SIMANOWITZ --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  the  insurance  law  and  the
  public health law, in relation to preserving access to quality complex
  rehabilitation technology for patients with complex medical needs

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "complex needs patient act".
  S 2. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature to:
  1.  protect access for complex needs patients to quality complex reha-
bilitation technology;
  2. establish and improve standards  and  safeguards  relating  to  the
provision of complex rehabilitation technology; and
  3.  provide  quality support for complex needs patients to stay in the
home or community setting,  prevent  institutionalization,  and  prevent
hospitalizations and other costly secondary complications.
  S  3. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 367-j
to read as follows:
  S 367-J. COMPLEX NEEDS PATIENT ACT.  1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED  IN  THIS
SECTION:
  (A) "COMPLEX NEEDS PATIENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH SIGNIFICANT PHYS-
ICAL  OR  FUNCTIONAL  IMPAIRMENT  RESULTING  FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION OR
DISEASE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:  SPINAL  CORD  INJURY,  TRAUMATIC
BRAIN  INJURY,  CEREBRAL PALSY, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, SPINA BIFIDA, OSTEO-
GENESIS  IMPERFECTA,  ARTHROGRYPOSIS,  AMYOTROPHIC  LATERAL   SCLEROSIS,
MULTIPLE   SCLEROSIS,   DEMYELINATING   DISEASE,  MYELOPATHY,  MYOPATHY,
PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR ATROPHY, ANTERIOR  HORN  CELL  DISEASE,  POST-POLIO
SYNDROME,   CEREBELLAR  DEGENERATION,  DYSTONIA,  HUNTINGTON'S  DISEASE,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06571-02-5

              

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multi-Sponsors

2015-A5074A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3651
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §367-j, Soc Serv L; amd §4403, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7527, S7252
2017-2018: A6120, A10604, S4557
2019-2020: A7492, A9003
2021-2022: A3132
2023-2024: A4232

2015-A5074A - Summary

Establishes the "complex needs patient act" including definitions and reimbursement and billing procedures; preserves access to quality complex rehabilitation technology for patients with complex medical needs.

2015-A5074A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5074--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McDONALD, LAVINE, MONTESANO, MILLER, GUNTHER,
  LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DUPREY, HOOPER, SIMANOWITZ --
  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, the insurance law and the
  public health law, in relation to preserving access to quality complex
  rehabilitation technology for patients with complex medical needs

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "complex needs patient act".
  S 2. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature to:
  1. protect access for complex needs patients to quality complex  reha-
bilitation technology;
  2.  establish  and  improve  standards  and safeguards relating to the
provision of complex rehabilitation technology; and
  3. provide quality support for complex needs patients to stay  in  the
home  or  community  setting,  prevent institutionalization, and prevent
hospitalizations and other costly secondary complications.
  S 3. The social services law is amended by adding a new section  367-j
to read as follows:
  S  367-J.  COMPLEX NEEDS PATIENT ACT.  1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS
SECTION:
  (A) "COMPLEX NEEDS PATIENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH SIGNIFICANT PHYS-
ICAL OR FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT RESULTING  FROM  A  MEDICAL  CONDITION  OR
DISEASE  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO: SPINAL CORD INJURY, TRAUMATIC
BRAIN INJURY, CEREBRAL PALSY, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, SPINA  BIFIDA,  OSTEO-
GENESIS   IMPERFECTA,  ARTHROGRYPOSIS,  AMYOTROPHIC  LATERAL  SCLEROSIS,
MULTIPLE  SCLEROSIS,  DEMYELINATING   DISEASE,   MYELOPATHY,   MYOPATHY,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06571-03-5
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A5074B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3651
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §367-j, Soc Serv L; amd §4403, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7527, S7252
2017-2018: A6120, A10604, S4557
2019-2020: A7492, A9003
2021-2022: A3132
2023-2024: A4232

2015-A5074B - Summary

Establishes the "complex needs patient act" including definitions and reimbursement and billing procedures; preserves access to quality complex rehabilitation technology for patients with complex medical needs.

2015-A5074B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5074--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McDONALD, LAVINE, MONTESANO, MILLER, GUNTHER,
  LIFTON, SIMON, ORTIZ,  GOTTFRIED,  MOSLEY,  TITONE,  FAHY,  DUPREY  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. COOK, HOOPER, McLAUGHLIN, SALADINO,
  SIMANOWITZ -- 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 -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
  ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law and the public health law, in
  relation to preserving access to quality complex rehabilitation  tech-
  nology for patients with complex medical needs

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "complex needs patient act".
  S 2. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature to:
  1.  protect access for complex needs patients to quality complex reha-
bilitation technology;
  2. establish and improve standards  and  safeguards  relating  to  the
provision of complex rehabilitation technology; and
  3.  provide  quality support for complex needs patients to stay in the
home or community setting,  prevent  institutionalization,  and  prevent
hospitalizations and other costly secondary complications.
  S  3. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 367-j
to read as follows:
  S 367-J. COMPLEX NEEDS PATIENT ACT.  1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED  IN  THIS
SECTION:
  (A) "COMPLEX NEEDS PATIENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH SIGNIFICANT PHYS-
ICAL  OR  FUNCTIONAL  IMPAIRMENT  RESULTING  FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION OR
DISEASE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:  SPINAL  CORD  INJURY,  TRAUMATIC
BRAIN  INJURY,  CEREBRAL PALSY, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, SPINA BIFIDA, OSTEO-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06571-04-5
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A5074C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3651
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §367-j, Soc Serv L; amd §4403, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7527, S7252
2017-2018: A6120, A10604, S4557
2019-2020: A7492, A9003
2021-2022: A3132
2023-2024: A4232

2015-A5074C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "complex needs patient act" including definitions and reimbursement and billing procedures; preserves access to quality complex rehabilitation technology for patients with complex medical needs.

2015-A5074C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5074--C

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McDONALD, LAVINE, MONTESANO, MILLER, GUNTHER,
  LIFTON, SIMON, ORTIZ, GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY, TITONE, FAHY, DUPREY,  STECK,
  ARROYO  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. COOK, HOOPER, McLAUGHLIN,
  SALADINO, SIMANOWITZ -- 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 -- again reported from said committee
  with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to  said
  committee -- 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 -- reported and
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law and the public health law, in
  relation to preserving access to quality complex rehabilitation  tech-
  nology for patients with complex medical needs

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "complex needs patient act".
  S 2. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature to:
  1.  protect access for complex needs patients to quality complex reha-
bilitation technology;
  2. establish and improve standards  and  safeguards  relating  to  the
provision of complex rehabilitation technology; and
  3.  provide  quality support for complex needs patients to stay in the
home or community setting,  prevent  institutionalization,  and  prevent
hospitalizations and other costly secondary complications.
  S  3. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 367-j
to read as follows:
  S 367-J. COMPLEX NEEDS PATIENT ACT.  1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED  IN  THIS
SECTION:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06571-05-6
              

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