New York A 283: Enacts the "regional labor protection act of 2023"

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A00283 Summary:

BILL NOA00283A

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SAME ASSAME AS S01222-A

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRSayegh, Berger, McMahon, Rozic, Walsh, Hevesi, Giglio, Santabarbara, Zinerman, Meeks, Dinowitz,
 Griffin, Clark, Kassay, Bores, Otis, Simon, Manktelow, Woerner, Lunsford, Williams, Kelles, Cruz,
 Cunningham, Levenberg, Septimo

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2557-a, Pub Health L

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Directs the commissioner of health to contract with an independent entity to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the existing methodology used to determine payment for early intervention screenings, evaluations, services and service coordination; directs recommendations on reimbursement methodology as well as needs under the program.

Go to top A00283 Actions:

BILL NOA00283A

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01/08/2025referred to health

03/27/2025amend and recommit to health

03/27/2025print number 283a

05/19/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA00283 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzAye

HevesiAyeGrayAye

SteckAyeMaherAye

BraunsteinAyeSlaterAye

SolagesAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelExcusedNorberAye

SayeghAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAbsent

LavineAye

LunsfordAye

Go to topA00283 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00283 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 283--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SAYEGH, BERGER, McMAHON, ROZIC, WALSH,
 HEVESI, GIGLIO, SANTABARBARA, ZINERMAN, MEEKS, DINOWITZ, GRIFFIN,
 CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- commit-
 tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
 mitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to a review and
 recommendations of reimbursement adequacy and other matters relating
 to early intervention

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 2557-a to read as follows:
 3 § 2557-a. Early intervention program review. 1. The commissioner shall
 4 contract with an independent entity to provide a comprehensive study and
 5 review of the early intervention program including the models of service
 6 delivery, modalities of service delivery such as in-person or tele-
 7 health, and the rates of reimbursement for each such service and model
 8 made through the early intervention program for efficacy, adequacy and
 9 effectiveness of service delivery and the full implementation of indi-
 10 vidualized family service plans. The review shall include:
 11 (a) a comprehensive assessment of the existing methodology used to
 12 determine payment for early intervention screenings, evaluations,
 13 services and service coordination, including but not limited to:
 14 (i) analysis of the state's early intervention rules, regulations, and
 15 policies, including program policies and processes, including family
 16 grievance procedures and revenue sources, and how such compare to other
 17 states;
 18 (ii) analysis of costs to providers participating in the early inter-
 19 vention program, including time and cost of travel, service provision,
 20 and administrative activities; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00007-02-5

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 1 (iii) analysis by discipline and labor region of salary levels for
 2 individuals providing early intervention services compared to the salary
 3 levels for individuals in the same disciplines and labor regions provid-
 4 ing services other than in the early intervention program;
 5 (b) recommendations for improving the quality and efficiency of the
 6 program and maintaining or changing reimbursement methodologies. Recom-
 7 mendations under this paragraph shall be consistent with federal law and
 8 shall include recommendations for appropriate changes in state law and