Assembly Bill A8195A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to financial responsibility and reimbursement for payment for early intervention services

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

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2013-A8195 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5938
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2559 & 2557, Pub Health L

2013-A8195 - Summary

Relates to financial responsibility and reimbursement for payment for early intervention services.

2013-A8195 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8195

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY, GOTTFRIED, STECK, WEPRIN -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to financial  respon-
  sibility and reimbursement for payment for early intervention services

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3  of
section  2559 of the public health law, as amended by section 11 of part
A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  [Providers of evaluations and early intervention services, hereinafter
collectively referred to in this subdivision as "provider"  or  "provid-
ers",]  THE  STATE,  OR  ITS  DESIGNATED FISCAL AGENT shall in the first
instance and where applicable, seek payment from all third party  payors
including  governmental  agencies prior to claiming payment from a given
municipality  for  evaluations  conducted  under  the  program  and  for
services rendered to eligible children, provided that, the obligation to
seek  payment  shall not apply to a payment from a third party payor who
is not prohibited from  applying  such  payment,  and  will  apply  such
payment, to an annual or lifetime limit specified in the insured's poli-
cy.
  S  2.    Subdivision  1  of  section 2557 of the public health law, as
amended by section 4 of part C of chapter 1 of  the  laws  of  2002,  is
amended to read as follows:
  1. The approved costs for an eligible child who receives an evaluation
and early intervention services pursuant to this title shall be a charge
upon  the  municipality wherein the eligible child resides AND THE STATE
or, where the services are covered by the  medical  assistance  program,
upon  the social services district of fiscal responsibility with respect
to those eligible children who are also eligible for medical assistance.
All approved costs shall be paid in the first  instance  [and  at  least
quarterly] WITHIN THIRTY DAYS by the appropriate governing body or offi-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11760-07-3
              

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2013-A8195A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5938
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2559 & 2557, Pub Health L

2013-A8195A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to financial responsibility and reimbursement for payment for early intervention services.

2013-A8195A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 8195--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. FAHY, GOTTFRIED, STECK, WEPRIN, JAFFEE, GUNTHER,
  BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS, LUPARDO, DUPREY, TEDISCO, O'DONNELL, SCHIMEL, WEIS-
  ENBERG, ZEBROWSKI, COLTON, GALEF, LIFTON, DIPIETRO,  JOHNS,  MAYER  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, CROUCH, ENGLEBRIGHT, McLAUGH-
  LIN, SEPULVEDA -- 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 public health law, in relation to financial  respon-
  sibility and reimbursement for payment for early intervention services

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3  of
section  2559 of the public health law, as amended by section 11 of part
A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  [Providers of evaluations and early intervention services, hereinafter
collectively referred to in this subdivision as "provider"  or  "provid-
ers",]  THE  STATE,  OR  ITS  DESIGNATED FISCAL AGENT shall in the first
instance and where applicable, seek payment from all third party  payors
including  governmental  agencies prior to claiming payment from a given
municipality  for  evaluations  conducted  under  the  program  and  for
services rendered to eligible children, provided that, the obligation to
seek  payment  shall not apply to a payment from a third party payor who
is not prohibited from  applying  such  payment,  and  will  apply  such
payment, to an annual or lifetime limit specified in the insured's poli-
cy.
  S  2.    Subdivision  1  of  section 2557 of the public health law, as
amended by section 4 of part C of chapter 1 of  the  laws  of  2002,  is
amended to read as follows:
  1. The approved costs for an eligible child who receives an evaluation
and early intervention services pursuant to this title shall be a charge

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11760-09-4
              

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