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NY A04908
Bill
Status
2/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
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AI Summary
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Prohibits medical assistance providers from refusing care, services, or supplies to Medicaid-entitled individuals if the provider offers the same services under Medicare and the patient is dually eligible for both programs
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Expands the definition of "medical assistance provider" to explicitly include hospitals
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Updates statutory references from "title eleven of article five" to "this title" throughout section 366-d of the social services law
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Requires the Commissioner of Health to amend the state Medicaid plan or seek federal waivers necessary to implement the provisions
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for rulemaking to prepare for implementation
Legislative Description
Prohibits medical assistance providers from refusing to furnish care, services or supplies to any person who is entitled to receive such care, services or supplies under this title if such medical assistance provider furnishes the same care, services or supplies under the Medicare program pursuant to title XVIII of the federal social security act and the person is dually eligible under that program.
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026