New York S 7979: Requires a report on the utilization and activity of the statewide fiscal intermediary

Status: REFERRED TO HEALTH (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 7979

Sponsors: Jake Ashby

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S07979 Summary:

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Requires the commissioner of health to produce a report on the utilization and activity of the statewide fiscal intermediary with regard to metrics for certain medical assistance programs for needy persons; requires such report to be published no later than sixty days after effectiveness.

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7979

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- 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 requiring a
 report on the utilization and activity of the statewide fiscal inter-
 mediary; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
 tion thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Section 365-f of the social services law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
 3 10. Report on the utilization and activity of the statewide fiscal
 4 intermediary. (a) The commissioner of health shall produce a report on
 5 the utilization and activity of the statewide fiscal intermediary. Such
 6 report shall include, but not be limited to:
 7 (i) the number of consumers enrolled in the consumer directed personal
 8 assistance program (CDPAP) as of March thirty-first, two thousand twen-
 9 ty-five;
 10 (ii) the number of consumers enrolled with the new statewide fiscal
 11 intermediary, Public Partnerships, LLC at the time such report is
 12 published;
 13 (iii) the number of consumers who did not enroll in the new statewide
 14 fiscal intermediary, Public Partnerships, LLC; and
 15 (iv) the modes of outreach and number of attempts to connect with the
 16 consumers under subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph who did not enroll,
 17 and where applicable, the reasons for denial whether it be no response,
 18 incomplete application or ineligibility.
 19 (b) The report shall also include an evaluation of the performance of
 20 the program contractor or contractors and of the cost effectiveness of
 21 all outreach efforts enrollment and program cost projections for the
 22 next two fiscal years.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13067-01-5

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 1 (c) The report shall be published on the department of health website
 2 and delivered to the governor, the temporary president of the senate,
 3 the speaker of the assembly, the minority leaders of each house, and the
 4 members who sit on both the assembly committee on health and the senate
 5 committee on health.
 6 (d) The report under this subdivision shall be completed and published
 7 no later than sixty days after the effective date of this subdivision.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 9 deemed repealed one year after such effective date.

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