New York A 4908: Prohibits trustees and members of a board of education from having a family member who works for the same board of education or school district as the trustee or member

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A04908 Summary:

BILL NOA04908 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05173

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSRGibbs, Kim, Colton

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §366-d, Soc Serv L

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Prohibits medical assistance providers from refusing to furnish care, services or supplies to any person who is entitled to receive such care, services or supplies under this title if such medical assistance provider furnishes the same care, services or supplies under the Medicare program pursuant to title XVIII of the federal social security act and the person is dually eligible under that program.

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BILL NOA04908 

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02/10/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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Go to topA04908 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4908

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, GIBBS, KIM, COLTON -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting
 medical assistance providers from refusing to furnish care, services
 or supplies to any person who is entitled to receive such care,
 services or supplies under Medicaid because benefits payable under
 Medicaid are payable as secondary insurance

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 366-d of the social
 2 services law, subdivision 1 as added by chapter 41 of the laws of 1992
 3 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 1998, are
 4 amended to read as follows:
 5 1. Definitions. As used in this section, "medical assistance provider"
 6 means any person, firm, partnership, group, association, fiduciary,
 7 hospital, employer or representative thereof or other entity who is
 8 furnishing care, services or supplies under this title [eleven of arti-
 9 cle five of this chapter].
 10 2. No medical assistance provider shall:
 11 (a) solicit, receive, accept or agree to receive or accept any
 12 payment or other consideration in any form from another person to the
 13 extent such payment or other consideration is given: (i) for the refer-
 14 ral of services for which payment is made under this title [eleven of
 15 article five of this chapter]; or (ii) to purchase, lease or order any
 16 good, facility, service or item for which payment is made under this
 17 title [eleven of article five of this chapter]; or
 18 (b) offer, agree to give or give any payment or other consideration
 19 in any form to another person to the extent such payment or other
 20 consideration is given: (i) for the referral of services for which
 21 payment is made under this title [eleven of article five of this chap-
 22 ter]; or (ii) to purchase, lease or order any good, facility, service or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06106-01-5

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 1 item for which payment is made under this title [eleven of article five
 2 of this chapter]; or
 3 (c) refuse to furnish care, services or supplies to any person who is
 4 entitled to receive such care, services or supplies under this title if
 5 such medical assistance provider furnishes the same care, services or
 6 supplies under the Medicare program pursuant to title XVIII of the
 7 federal social security act and the person is dually eligible under
 8 that program.
 9 [(c) as] (d) As used in this section "person" shall have the meaning
 10 set forth in subdivision seven of section 10.00 of the penal law.
 11 [(d) this] (e) This subdivision shall not apply to any activity
 12 specifically exempt by federal statute or federal regulations promulgat-
 13 ed thereunder.
 14 § 2. The commissioner of health shall make any amendments to the state
 15 plan for medical assistance, or apply for any waiver or approval under
 16 the federal social security act that are necessary to carry out the
 17 provisions of this act.
 18 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 19 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately the ad