NY State Senate Bill 2011-S5644

Senate Bill S5644

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes social services districts to fulfill their payment obligations to public general hospitals by public expenditures for the benefit of such hospitals

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8306 - 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.379
Jul 22, 2011	delivered to governor
Jun 17, 2011	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1346 substituted for s5644
Jun 17, 2011	substituted by a8306
Jun 16, 2011	ordered to third reading cal.1346 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 08, 2011	referred to health

Votes

- Jun 17, 2011 - Floor Vote
  A8306
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 17, 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

2011-S5644 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8306
Law Section:: Health
Laws Affected:: Amd §213, Chap 474 of 1996

2011-S5644 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes social services districts to fulfill their payment obligations to public general hospitals by public expenditures for the benefit of such hospitals.

2011-S5644 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5644

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend chapter 474 of the laws of 1996,
amending the education law and other laws relating to rates for
residential health care facilities, in relation to payments by social
services districts for public general hospitals

PURPOSE:
Authorizes the social services districts and their public
hospitals the option to select either Intergovernmental Transfers or
certified public expenditures (CPEs) as a funding mechanism for
certain already authorized Medicaid payments to public general
hospitals.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill permits Medicaid funding obligations of a social
services district in relation to specified Medicaid payments to be
fulfilled through CPEs by public general hospitals located in the
social services district.
Section 2 provides for an immediate effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Federal Medicaid law permits local government entities
to fund the non-federal share of Medicaid payments through

intergovernmental transfers (IGTs) or CPEs. New York currently funds
certain supplemental Medicaid payments to public general hospitals
through IGTs from the social services district in which the hospital
is located. In some circumstances, IGTs raise cash flow problems for
the social services district and the public hospital, as the use of
IGTs requires that a significant amount of funds be reserved for
transfer to the Department of Health.

The legislation would allow a social services district the option to
use CPEs by its public general hospital to fulfill the funding
obligation instead of IGTs. The Department of Health would be
permitted to draw down matching federal funds on the basis of
certified costs. The use of CPEs will resolve IGT related cash flow
problems experienced by social services districts and public general
hospitals, as there no longer will be a need to reserve local funds
for transfer to the Department of Health.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2011-S5644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5644

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 8, 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 474 of the laws of 1996, amending the  education
  law  and  other  laws  relating  to  rates for residential health care
  facilities, in relation to payments by social services  districts  for
  public general hospitals

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

  Section 1. Section 213 of chapter 474 of the laws  of  1996,  amending
the  education  law  and  other  laws  relating to rates for residential
health care facilities, is amended to read as follows:
  S 213.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision  of  law  or  regu-
lation  to the contrary, the social services district in which an eligi-
ble public general hospital is physically located shall  be  responsible
for  the  payments  for  such  public  general hospital as determined in
accordance with sections two hundred eleven and two  hundred  twelve  of
this  act  for  all  hospital  services  provided by such public general
hospital in accordance with section 365-a of the  social  services  law,
regardless of whether another social services district or the department
of  social  services may otherwise be responsible for furnishing medical
assistance to the eligible persons receiving  such  services.    TO  THE
EXTENT  PERMITTED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  CENTERS  FOR  MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
SERVICES, THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS MAY
BE FULFILLED THROUGH  PUBLIC  EXPENDITURES  CERTIFIED  BY  THE  ELIGIBLE
PUBLIC GENERAL HOSPITAL LOCATED IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT AS MEET-
ING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED BY SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED
ELEVEN AND TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ACT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13004-01-1

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