NY A10175

Commissioner of Health must conduct comprehensive study and review of the early intervention program, including service delivery models and reimbursement rates for efficacy, adequacy, and effectiveness.

Review must assess existing payment methodology for early intervention screenings, evaluations, services, and service coordination, including provider costs, travel time, and comparative salary analysis by discipline and labor region.

Commissioner must provide recommendations for maintaining or changing reimbursement methodologies that address barriers to timely service provision, racial and socioeconomic disparities in access, bilingual services, travel time, geographic variability, and technology costs.

Review must include assessment of different service delivery models (group, individual, facility-based, home-based), projected number of children needing services in next five years by county, and workforce requirements by county.

Commissioner must submit report with findings and recommendations to the governor, legislative leaders, and health committee chairs, and post report on the department website within one year of the bill's effective date.