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NY A01720
Bill
Status
3/2/2009
Primary Sponsor
James Brennan
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AI Summary
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Amends Social Services Law section 364-j to require managed care programs to establish procedures ensuring participants can access medical assistance dental services outside the managed care provider when services are unavailable, geographically inaccessible, or in emergency situations.
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Removes previous restrictions limiting dental service exceptions to only diagnostic and treatment centers licensed under Public Health Law Article 28 that are affiliated with academic dental centers, expanding access options.
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Eliminates the annual reporting requirement that dental diagnostic and treatment centers had to submit to the governor and legislature regarding medical assistance recipient visits.
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Requires the Department of Health to analyze and compare dental service expenditures, utilization rates, and patterns for medical assistance recipients before and after dental services were removed from medicaid managed care rates, with findings due to state leadership by December 1, 2011.
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Takes effect 120 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Requires managed care programs to establish procedures to assure participant access to medical assistance dental services to which they are otherwise entitled, other than through the managed care provider.
Last Action
amended on third reading 1720b
6/18/2010