New York S 4222: Relates to the licensing board in the county of Westchester

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S04222 Summary:

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Commissions a study regarding the quality of health care services received by foster children in New York state; provides for a report to be submitted by the commissioner of the office of children and family services detailing the findings of such study.

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BILL NOS04222 

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4222

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and
 Families

 AN ACT to commission a study regarding the quality of health care
 services received by foster children in New York state

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

 1 Section 1. 1. The commissioner of the office of children and family
 2 services shall contract with an external research organization to evalu-
 3 ate the implementation and effectiveness of New York state's health care
 4 delivery system for children in the care, custody or guardianship of the
 5 office of children and family services or local social services
 6 districts pursuant to articles 3, 7 and 10 of the family court act or
 7 section 358-a, 384-a or 384-b of the social services law. The evalu-
 8 ation shall include recommendations for improving the access to, and the
 9 quality of, health and behavioral health services for children in the
 10 care, custody or guardianship of the office of children and family
 11 services or the local social services district. Such commissioner shall
 12 select such research organization pursuant to a request for proposals
 13 process. Preference shall be given to an organization based on adequacy
 14 of the proposed research design, research staff qualifications, and
 15 availability of non-state dollars to support the project, and other
 16 criteria as determined by the commissioner of the office of children and
 17 family services. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, an
 18 examination of:
 19 (a) the quality of health and behavioral health services provided to
 20 children in the care, custody or guardianship of the office of children
 21 and family services or the local social services district, including,
 22 but not limited to, whether children are receiving effective or neces-
 23 sary treatment in a timely fashion and in accordance with the regu-
 24 lations of the office of children and family services;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07864-01-5

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 1 (b) the average length of time from referrals for children in the
 2 care, custody or guardianship of the office of children and family
 3 services or the local social services district, to receive treatment to
 4 the date of initial treatment;
 5 (c) whether sufficient information is provided to educate foster
 6 parents on the health care delivery system for foster children, includ-
 7 ing identification of providers and appropriate billing arrangements;
 8 (d) the existence and adequacy of current oversight practice regarding
 9 health care services for children in the care, custody or guardianship
 10 of the office of children and family services or the local social
 11 services district, including monitoring or record keeping practices of
 12 voluntary agencies, social services districts, family courts, the office
 13 of children and family services and the department of health;
 14 (e) whether foster children who receive health care coverage under the
 15 medicaid per-diem system receive adequate health and behavioral health
 16 services;
 17 (f) whether foster children who receive health care coverage under the
 18 medicaid fee-for service system receive adequate health and behavioral
 19 health services;
 20 (g) to what extent the medicaid