New York S 4589: Relates to federal qualified health center rate adequacy

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S04589 Summary:

BILL NOS04589A

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SAME ASSAME AS A00067-A

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSRADDABBO, BORRELLO, BRISPORT, BROUK, BYNOE, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN,
 GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HELMING, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, LIU, MARTINS,
 MAY, OBERACKER, PARKER, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, STEC, WALCZYK, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2807, Pub Health L

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Provides for the calculation and analysis of certain health center costs.

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BILL NOS04589A

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02/10/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

04/29/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

03/05/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

03/05/2026PRINT NUMBER 4589A

03/17/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4589--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, ADDABBO, BORRELLO, BRISPORT, BROUK, BYNOE,
 CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN, GONZALEZ,
 GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HELMING, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, LIU,
 MARTINS, MAY, OBERACKER, PARKER, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS,
 STAVISKY, STEC, WALCZYK, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted
 to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to federally quali-
 fied health center rate adequacy

 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 8 of section 2807 of the
 2 public health law, as added by section 28 of part B of chapter 1 of the
 3 laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (b) For each twelve month period following September thirtieth, two
 5 thousand one and continuing through September thirtieth, two thousand
 6 twenty-six, the operating cost component of such rates of payment shall
 7 reflect the operating cost component in effect on September thirtieth of
 8 the prior period as increased by the percentage increase in the Medicare
 9 Economic Index as computed in accordance with the requirements of 42 USC
 10 § 1396a(aa)(3) and as adjusted pursuant to applicable regulations to
 11 take into account any increase or decrease in the scope of services
 12 furnished by the facility. For each twelve month period following
 13 September thirtieth, two thousand twenty-six, the operating cost compo-
 14 nent shall be calculated consistent with rates of payment established
 15 pursuant to paragraph (c-1) of this subdivision, and then annually
 16 adjusted by using the FQHC Market Basket inflator as calculated under
 17 federal law, and as adjusted pursuant to applicable regulations to take
 18 into account any increase or decrease in the scope of services furnished

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00317-02-6

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 1 by the facility; provided, however, that no facility shall be subject to
 2 an operating cost component lower than what was applied prior to Septem-
 3 ber thirtieth, two thousand twenty-six.
 4 § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 2807 of the public health law is amended
 5 by adding a new paragraph (c-1) to read as follows:
 6 (c-1) As soon as practicable the department shall analyze the actual
 7 federally qualified health center costs filed as required by department
 8 regulations, during the prior five year reporting periods. In addition
 9 to such data, the commissioner shall consider the scope of services,
 10 including type, intensity, duration and amount, provided by such facili-
 11 ties; staffing to meet competitive market and case mix needs of popu-
 12 lations served; physical plant and maintenance costs; infrastructure
 13 costs; technology costs associated with telehealth modality of service
 14 delivery; informational technology costs; and other costs deeme