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NY A06616
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/12/2013
Primary Sponsor
Claudia Tenney
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AI Summary
- Changes the expiration date of the cost of living adjustment for designated human services programs from April 1, 2017 to April 1, 2013
- Requires state agencies to develop annual adjustments to provider payments based on performance metrics including actual service costs, administrative percentages, and executive compensation levels, effective April 1, 2015, subject to legislative approval
- Mandates that at least 75% of state financial assistance for operating expenses be directed to direct care or services rather than administration, increasing to 85% by April 1, 2015, and limits executive compensation reimbursement to $199,000 per annum with commissioner discretion for annual adjustments
- Allows physicians to prescribe non-preferred drugs for minors released from residential settings or juvenile detention centers and requires reimbursement for up to 365 days following release
- Establishes a supportive housing development reinvestment program allocating funds for housing development for vulnerable populations, with amounts determined by commissioners and subject to budget director approval, tied to general fund savings from hospital and nursing home bed reductions
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
6/17/2014
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means4/12/2013
Full Bill Text
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