New York A 5703: Relates to certain authorizations for fiscal intermediaries

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A05703 Summary:

BILL NOA05703 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05145

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SPONSORSayegh

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COSPNSRHevesi, Eichenstein, Weprin, Ramos, Davila, Hyndman

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §365-f, Soc Serv L

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Directs the commissioner of health to provide authorizations to all fiscal intermediaries that timely submit a request for authorization prior to January 1, 2026; details information required for such authorizations; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOA05703 

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02/20/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5703

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH, HEVESI, EICHENSTEIN, WEPRIN, RAMOS, DAVI-
 LA, HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to certain authori-
 zations to fiscal intermediaries

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4-a of section 365-f of the
 2 social services law, as amended by section 2 of part HH of chapter 57 of
 3 the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (b) [Notwithstanding section one hundred sixty-three of the state
 5 finance law, section one hundred twelve of the state finance law, or
 6 section one hundred forty-two of the economic development law the
 7 commissioner shall enter into a contract under this subdivision with an
 8 eligible contractor that submits an offer for a contract, provided,
 9 however, that:
 10 (i) the department shall post on its website:
 11 (A) a description of the proposed statewide fiscal intermediary
 12 services to be provided pursuant to a contract in accordance with this
 13 subdivision;
 14 (B) the criteria for selection of the statewide fiscal intermediary,
 15 which shall include at a minimum that the eligible contractor is capable
 16 of performing statewide fiscal intermediary services with demonstrated
 17 cultural and language competencies specific to the population of consum-
 18 ers and those of the available workforce, has experience serving indi-
 19 viduals with disabilities, and as of April first, two thousand twenty-
 20 four is providing services as a fiscal intermediary on a statewide basis
 21 with at least one other state;
 22 (C) the manner by which prospective contractors may seek such
 23 selection, which may include submission by electronic means;
 24 (ii) all offers that are received from prospective contractors in a
 25 timely fashion and that meet the criteria set forth in clause (B) of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05945-01-5

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 1 subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be reviewed by the commission-
 2 er; and
 3 (iii) the commissioner shall award such contract to the contractor
 4 that meets the criteria for selection and offers the best value for
 5 providing the services required pursuant to this section and the needs
 6 of consumers.] The commissioner shall provide authorizations under this
 7 subdivision to all fiscal intermediaries that timely submit a request
 8 for authorization prior to January first, two thousand twenty-six, and
 9 meet the requirements of this section. No entity shall provide, direct-
 10 ly or through contract, fiscal intermediary services without having
 11 received an authorization as a fiscal intermediary issued by the commis-
 12 sioner in accordance with this subdivision, or that has a pending
 13 authorization timely submitted and currently in processing, review,
 14 appeal, or legal challenge.
 15 (i) An application for authorization as a fiscal intermediary shall be
 16 filed with the commissioner, together with such other forms and informa-
 17 tion as shall be prescribed by, or acceptable to the commissioner. Such
 18 information shall consist of the following:
 19 (A) the name and employer identification number, of the entity,
 20 including any subsidiary corporations, if applicable, and any name