Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 13, 2010 |
signed chap.350 |
Aug 03, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 17, 2010 |
returned to assembly passed senate |
Jun 16, 2010 |
3rd reading cal.693 substituted for s6858 |
Jun 16, 2010 |
substituted by a9944 |
Jun 07, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 03, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 02, 2010 |
1st report cal.693 |
May 11, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Feb 17, 2010 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S6858
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9944 - 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
2009-S6858 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9944
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง2808, Pub Health L
2009-S6858 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6858 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to rates of payment for residential health care facilities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of this legislation is to ensure continuation of a consistent Medicaid nursing home reimbursement rate for a specialty nursing home that treats neurologically impaired children who cannot be appropriately discharged into the community when they age. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This legislation provides that a residential health care facility with fewer than sixty beds as of July 1, 2007, which provides services primarily to neurologically impaired individuals and is located in a county with of population between 290,000 - 310,000- as of July 1, 2007, shall receive one Medicaid reimbursement rate, which shall be based solely on the methodology to establish rates for a specialty children's nursing home. JUSTIFICATION : Prior to the enactment of chapter 414 of the Laws of 2007, the facility received two different Medicaid rates under the Health Departments rate setting -one for individuals under 16 and one for
2009-S6858 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 6858 A. 9944 S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y February 17, 2010 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. McENENY, CANESTRARI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to rates of payment for residential health care facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 24 of section 2808 of the public health law, as added by chapter 414 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: 24. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section and any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, for periods on and after July first, two thousand seven, the operating component of all rates of payment made by governmental agencies for services to individuals eligi- ble for medical assistance pursuant to title eleven of article five of the social services law and provided by a residential health care facil- ity with fewer than sixty beds AS OF JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVEN, which provides services primarily to neurologically impaired individuals and is located in a county with a population between two hundred ninety thousand and three hundred ten thousand AS OF JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVEN shall be based solely on the methodology used to establish rates for facilities which provide extensive nursing, medical, psychological and counseling support services solely to children; provided, however, this subdivision shall not apply if the application would result in a lesser rate of payment than otherwise provided for under this section. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to limit the application to such facility of rate adjustments applied to other residential health care facilities. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15938-01-0
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