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NY A09830
Bill
Status
4/13/2012
Primary Sponsor
Claudia Tenney
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AI Summary
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Repeals the April 1, 2015 expiration date for cost of living adjustments to human services providers, replacing it with April 1, 2012, to eliminate adjustments during the 2012-2013 fiscal year.
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Requires state agencies to develop annual payment adjustments to service providers starting April 1, 2013, based on performance metrics including administrative costs, executive compensation, and actual service costs, subject to legislative approval.
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Limits state reimbursement to providers by requiring at least 75 percent of funding directed to direct care or services (increasing to 85 percent by April 1, 2015) and capping executive compensation reimbursement at $199,000 annually, with agency discretion to adjust annually subject to legislative approval.
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Allows physicians to prescribe any appropriate drug (preferred or non-preferred) for minors released from residential settings or juvenile detention centers and requires reimbursement for such drugs for up to 365 days after release.
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Establishes a supportive housing development reinvestment program allocating funds based on efficiency and effectiveness criteria, with amounts tied to general fund savings from hospital and nursing home bed decertifications and facility closures.
Legislative Description
Relates to establishing a cost of living adjustment for designated human services programs, in relation to foregoing such adjustment during the 2012-2013 state fiscal year; directs limits on state reimbursement for executive compensation and administrative costs; relates to prescription drug coverage for minors being treated in residential settings or juvenile detention centers upon their release from such settings; relates to establishing the supportive housing development reinvestment program.
Last Action
held for consideration in ways and means
6/19/2012