New York S 353: Relates to the appointment of the state medicaid director

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S00353 Summary:

BILL NOS00353 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02173

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSRMAY, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §208-a, Pub Health L

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Provides for the appointment of the state medicaid director by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate.

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BILL NOS00353 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

02/04/20251ST REPORT CAL.271

02/05/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/03/2025PASSED SENATE

03/03/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/03/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

02/04/20261ST REPORT CAL.282

02/05/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/09/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/10/2026PASSED SENATE

02/10/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/10/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 353

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the appointment of
 the state medicaid director

 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
 2 208-a to read as follows:
 3 § 208-a. Medicaid director. Notwithstanding any other provision of
 4 this article, the position of medicaid director shall be appointed by
 5 the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 7 ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to
 8 appointments made on or after such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00620-01-5

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