Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 20, 2015 |
vetoed memo.270 |
Nov 10, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 15, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.286 substituted for a7554 |
Jun 09, 2015 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 02, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 01, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 28, 2015 |
1st report cal.1069 |
May 14, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S5497
Vetoed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S5497 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7554
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง2557, Pub Health L
2015-S5497 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5497 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the commissioner of health to collect data on the early intervention program for infants and toddlers with disabilities PURPOSE: To ensure that information is publically available for the purposes of improving the efficiency, cost effectiveness, and quality and access to services under the Early Intervention (EI) program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill adds a new subdivision 4 to Section 2557 of the Public Health Law to require the New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) to collect and analyze data by municipality on the EI program including but not limited to: *The total number of children, within a municipality, receiving services by service type per week and the total number of services by service type per week authorized by early intervention providers by provider type including approved agencies, institutions, organizations and independent providers;
2015-S5497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5497 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 14, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SERINO, HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the commissioner of health to collect data on the early intervention program for infants and toddlers with disabilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2557 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL COLLECT DATA, BY MUNICIPALITY, ON THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS TITLE FOR PURPOSES OF IMPROV- ING THE EFFICIENCY, COST, EFFECTIVENESS AND QUALITY OF SUCH PROGRAM. SUCH MUNICIPALITY DATA COLLECTION SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN, WITHIN A MUNICIPALITY, RECEIVING SERVICES BY SERVICE TYPE PER WEEK AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SERVICES BY SERVICE TYPE PER WEEK AUTHORIZED BY EARLY INTERVENTION PROVIDERS BY PROVIDER TYPE INCLUDING APPROVED AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDEPENDENT PROVIDERS; (B) THE NUMBER OF SERVICES, BY SERVICE TYPE AND PROVIDER TYPE, THAT WERE IDENTIFIED ON THE IFSP THAT WERE NOT DELIVERED TO A CHILD; (C) THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CLAIMS SUBMITTED, THE PERCENTAGE OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CLAIMS DENIED AND THE PERCENTAGE OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CLAIMS PAID, AND THE REASONS FOR THE DENIALS; (D) THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS SUBMITTED FOR OTHER THAN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, THE PERCENTAGE OF CLAIMS DENIED FOR OTHER THAN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND THE PERCENTAGE OF CLAIMS PAID FOR OTHER THAN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, AND THE REASONS FOR THE DENIALS; (E) BY MUNICIPALITY, THE LAPSE IN TIME BETWEEN THE COMPLETION OF A FINAL IFSP AND THE INITIATION OF SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN; AND (F) THE NUMBER AND DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF CLAIMS SUBMITTED, BY PAYOR, THAT NOT WERE PAID WITHIN NINETY DAYS AND THE REASONS FOR NON-PAYMENT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11156-01-5
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