Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 20, 2011 |
signed chap.220 |
Jul 08, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 24, 2011 |
returned to senate passed assembly message of necessity - 3 day message ordered to third reading rules cal.626 substituted for a8515 referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate message of necessity |
Jun 23, 2011 |
ordered to third reading cal.1527 referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5851
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed 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
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S5851 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8515
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง365-a, Soc Serv L
2011-S5851 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5851 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the provision of speech therapy, physical therapy and occupational therapy to recipients of medical assistance PURPOSE: To ensure that person with traumatic brain injury are provided appropri- ate and necessary therapies under the medical assistance program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends subdivision two of section three hundred sixty five a of the social services law as amended by section twenty seven of part H of chapter 59 of the laws of two thousand eleven. STATEMENT IN SUPPORT: Legislation passed as part of 2011-2012 State Budget would limit speech therapy, physical therapy and occupational therapy to recipients of medical assistance to twenty times or less per year. While the law provided for exceptions for persons with developmental disabilities it did not provide such exceptions to person with traumatic brain injuries. Traumatic brain injury, often referred to as TBI, is most often an acute event similar to other injuries. That is where the similarity between traumatic brain injury and other injuries ends. One moment the person is normal and the next moment life has abruptly changed. In most other
2011-S5851 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5851 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 23, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the provision of speech therapy, physical therapy and occupational therapy to recipi- ents of medical assistance THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law, as amended by section 27 of part H of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: (h) speech therapy, and when provided at the direction of a physician or nurse practitioner, physical therapy including related rehabilitative services and occupational therapy; provided, however, that speech thera- py, physical therapy and occupational therapy each shall be limited to coverage of twenty visits per year; such limitation shall not apply to persons with developmental disabilities OR, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, TO PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; S 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as section 27 of part H of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011 takes effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13220-01-1
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