New York S 7954: Relates to the regulation of water well drillers and water wells

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S07954 Summary:

BILL NOS07954 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08355

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL,
 JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, MAYER, OBERACKER, RHOADS, ROLISON, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §365-f, rpld §365-f sub 4-a ¶¶(b) & (c), ¶(a) sub¶¶ (ii-b) & (ii-c), Soc Serv L

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Relates to licensure requirements for fiscal intermediaries under the consumer directed personal assistance program.

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BILL NOS07954 

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05/14/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7954

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to fiscal interme-
 diaries under the consumer directed personal assistance program; and
 to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (i) and (ii-a) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
 2 sion 4-a of section 365-f of the social services law, subparagraph (i)
 3 as amended and subparagraph (ii-a) as added by section 1 of part HH of
 4 chapter 57 of the laws of 2024, are amended and a new subparagraph (i-a)
 5 is added to read as follows:
 6 (i) "Statewide fiscal intermediary" means an entity that provides
 7 fiscal intermediary services and has a contract for providing such
 8 services with the department of health [and is selected through the
 9 procurement process described in paragraph (b) of this subdivision].
 10 (i-a) "Fiscal intermediary" shall mean:
 11 (A) an entity that provides fiscal intermediary services and has a
 12 contract for providing such services with the department of health;
 13 (B) a service center for independent living under section one thousand
 14 one hundred twenty-one of the education law that has been providing
 15 fiscal intermediary services as of January first, two thousand twenty-
 16 four, or earlier; and
 17 (C) at the discretion of the commissioner, an entity that has been
 18 selected as a subcontractor under this section as of April first, two
 19 thousand twenty-five. Fiscal intermediaries shall have the same status
 20 as the selected statewide fiscal intermediary. Fiscal intermediaries
 21 shall be required to provide fiscal intermediary services with cultural
 22 and linguistic competency specific to the population of consumers and
 23 those of the available workforce, and shall comply with the requirements
 24 for registration as a fiscal intermediary set forth in subdivision four-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11417-04-5

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 1 a-one of this section. Fiscal intermediaries are intended to provide
 2 consumer choice of fiscal intermediary services, and are permitted to
 3 expand their services into areas of the state lacking choice, with the
 4 approval of the department. Such approval shall be considered through
 5 an expedited process.
 6 (ii-a) The commissioner shall require any managed care plans, managed
 7 long-term care plans, local social [service] services districts, and
 8 other appropriate long-term service programs offering consumer directed
 9 personal assistance services to contract with the statewide fiscal
 10 intermediary and the fiscal intermediaries set forth in [subparagraph]
 11 subparagraphs (i) and (i-a) of this paragraph to provide all fiscal
 12 intermediary services to consumers.
 13 § 2. Subparagraphs (ii-b) and (ii-c) of paragraph (a) and paragraphs
 14 (b) and (c) of subdivision 4-a of section 365-f of the social services
 15 law are REPEALED.
 16 § 3. Subdivision 4-a-1 of section 365-f of the social services law, as
 17 added by section 3 of part HH of chapter 57 of the laws of 2024, is
 18 amended to read as follows:
 19 4-a-1