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NY A06579
Bill
Status
3/19/2021
Primary Sponsor
Richard Gottfried
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AI Summary
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Requires the health commissioner to review reimbursement rates for the early intervention program for adequacy, including analysis of existing payment methodologies, provider costs, and salary comparisons across disciplines and labor regions.
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Mandates recommendations for maintaining or changing reimbursement methodologies that address barriers to timely service provision and racial and socioeconomic disparities in access, considering factors such as bilingual services, travel time, geographic variability, technology costs, and cost of living.
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Requires the commissioner to project the number of children needing early intervention services over the next five years by county and identify the workforce needed to serve all eligible children by county.
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Directs the commissioner to solicit stakeholder input on current rate methodologies and submit findings and recommendations to state leadership and legislative health committees within one year of the act's effective date.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Directs the commissioner of health to do a comprehensive assessment of the existing methodology used to determine payment for early intervention screenings, evaluations, services and service coordination; directs recommendations on reimbursement methodology as well as needs under the program.
Last Action
substituted by s5676
6/3/2022