New York A 1786: Relates to reimbursement for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment

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A01786 Summary:

BILL NOA01786 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00999

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SPONSORReyes

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COSPNSRBichotte Hermelyn, Cunningham, Glick, Jacobson, Simon, Hevesi, Epstein, Gonzalez-Rojas, Clark,
 Bores, Fall, Hunter, Lunsford, Seawright, Levenberg, Cook, Simone, Kelles, Raga, Rosenthal, Otis,
 Rozic, McMahon, Shrestha

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§368-d & 368-e, Soc Serv L

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Requires the department of health to review claims for expenditures for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment and other health services, care and supplies which are furnished to eligible children and pre-school children regardless of whether such children have handicapping conditions, are suspected of having handicapping conditions or have an individualized education plan; requires the department of health to apply for all necessary federal approvals regarding such expenditures.

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BILL NOA01786 

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01/14/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1786

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. REYES, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, CUNNINGHAM, GLICK,
 JACOBSON, SIMON, HEVESI, EPSTEIN, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, CLARK, BORES, FALL,
 HUNTER, LUNSFORD, SEAWRIGHT, LEVENBERG, COOK, SIMONE, KELLES, RAGA,
 ROSENTHAL, OTIS, ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to reimbursement
 for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 368-d of the social
 2 services law, as amended by section 54 of part B of chapter 58 of the
 3 laws of 2009, are amended to read as follows:
 4 1. The department of health shall review claims for expenditures made
 5 by or on behalf of local public school districts, and state
 6 operated/state supported schools which operate pursuant to article
 7 eighty-five, eighty-seven or eighty-eight of the education law, for
 8 medical care, services and supplies which are furnished to children with
 9 handicapping conditions or such children suspected of having handicap-
 10 ping conditions, as such children are defined in the education law. The
 11 department of health shall also review claims for expenditures for early
 12 and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment and other health
 13 services, care and supplies which are furnished to eligible children
 14 regardless of whether the children have handicapping conditions, are
 15 suspected of having handicapping conditions or have an individualized
 16 education plan. If approved by the department, payment for such medical
 17 care, services and supplies which would otherwise qualify for reimburse-
 18 ment under this title and which are furnished in accordance with this
 19 title and the regulations of the department to such children, shall be
 20 made in accordance with the department's approved medical assistance fee
 21 schedules by payment to such local public school district, and state
 22 operated/state supported schools which operate pursuant to article

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01899-01-5

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 1 eighty-five, eighty-seven or eighty-eight of the education law, which
 2 furnished the care, services or supplies either directly or by contract.
 3 3. The department of health shall apply for all necessary federal
 4 approvals to implement the provisions of this section. The provisions of
 5 this section shall be of no force and effect unless all necessary
 6 approvals under federal law and regulation have been obtained to receive
 7 federal financial participation in the costs of health care services
 8 provided pursuant to this section.
 9 § 2. Subdivision 1 and the closing paragraph of section 368-e of the
 10 social services law, as amended by section 55 of part B of chapter 58 of
 11 the laws of 2009, are amended to read as follows:
 12 1. The departmen