NY State Senate Bill 2011-S5551

Senate Bill S5551

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Extends the effectiveness of a portable x-ray demonstration program for medicaid recipients

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4471 - Signed by Governor

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 03, 2011	signed chap.272
Jul 22, 2011	delivered to governor
Jun 20, 2011	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1136 substituted for s5551
Jun 20, 2011	substituted by a4471
Jun 14, 2011	advanced to third reading
Jun 13, 2011	2nd report cal.
Jun 07, 2011	1st report cal.1136
Jun 01, 2011	referred to health

Votes

- Jun 20, 2011 - Floor Vote
  A4471
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 20, 2011
      
      aye (62)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
  Jun 7, 2011 - Health Committee Vote
  S5551
  
  14
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Health Committee Vote: Jun 7, 2011
      
      aye (14)
      
      Ball
      
      Farley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Hannon
      
      Larkin
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Rivera
      
      Seward
      
      Smith
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Young
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Adams
      
      Duane
      
      Kruger

2011-S5551 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4471
Law Section:: Public Health
Laws Affected:: Amd §1-b, Chap 433 of 1997
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:: A10607

2011-S5551 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the effectiveness of a portable x-ray demonstration program for medicaid recipients; requires relevant data and report on such program to be submitted by the department of health to the legislature.

2011-S5551 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5551

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend chapter 433 of the laws of 1997, amending the public health
law and other laws relating to rates of reimbursement paid to hospitals
and residential health care facilities, in relation to extending the
effectiveness of a portable x-ray demonstration program for medicaid
recipients

PURPOSE:
To extend the expiration date of a demonstration program established
in 1997 to study the cost effectiveness of Medicaid coverage for
portable x-ray services until June 30, 2012.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends subdivision (b) of section 1-b of chapter 433 of the
laws of 1997 to extend the expiration date of the portable x-ray
demonstration program from June 30, 2010 to June 30, 2012.

Section 2 amends subdivision (c) of section 1-b of chapter 433 of the
laws of 1997 to direct the Department of Health to report to the
Legislature on the demonstration program by September 1, 2011.

Section 3 states the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Portable x-ray services are important to the aged, infirm and
chronically ill citizens of New York State, particularly those who
are residents of long term care facilities or home bound. If an
individual cannot access portable x-ray services when an x-ray is
ordered by an authorized health care practitioner, then the person
must be transported by ambulance to a stationary radiological site.
Transporting individuals by means of ambulance is costly and often
traumatizing for the patient. Many states allow for Medicaid
reimbursement for portable x-ray and diagnostic ultrasound services
as does the federal
Medicare program. New York state took a first step by creating a
demonstration program to allow portable x-ray providers to directly
bill Medicaid for services provided to Medicaid recipients in
residential health care facilities and intermediate care facilities
for persons with developmental disabilities. This legislation
requires the Health Department to submit its report due September 1,
2011.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A.10607 of 2010. Chapter 149 of the Laws of 2008.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.

2011-S5551 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5551

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 1, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend chapter 433 of the laws of  1997,  amending  the  public
  health  law  and other laws relating to rates of reimbursement paid to
  hospitals and residential  health  care  facilities,  in  relation  to
  extending  the effectiveness of a portable x-ray demonstration program
  for medicaid recipients

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision (b) of section 1-b of chapter 433 of the laws
of 1997, amending the public health law and other laws relating to rates
of reimbursement paid to hospitals and residential health  care  facili-
ties,  as amended by chapter 149 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read
as follows:
  (b) This demonstration program shall be effective until June 30,  2010
provided  federal  financial  participation  is  available  for  medical
assistance expenditures made pursuant to it. This section  shall  expire
June 30, [2010] 2014.
  S  2.  Subdivision  (c)  of  section 1-b of chapter 433 of the laws of
1997, amending the public health law and other laws relating to rates of
reimbursement paid to hospitals and residential health care  facilities,
as  amended  by  chapter  149 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
  (c) The department of health is hereby directed  to  analyze  relevant
data  and  report  to  the legislature by September 1, 1999 and again by
September 1, 2001, September 1, 2002, September 1,  2003,  September  1,
2005, September 1, 2007 [and], September 1, 2009 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2013.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07842-01-1

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