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Increases medicaid reimbursement payment aggregate for private duty nursing services and care
In Assembly Committee · Social Services · Sponsor Rhoda Jacobs
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Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to medicaid reimbursement of private duty nursing services and care
Purpose or general idea of bill
To increase Medicaid beneficiaries/ access to quality health care services by increasing Medicaid fees for private duty nursing services.
Summary of specific provisions
Section one of this bill would add a new Section 365-k to the Social Services Law governing reimbursement of private duty nursing services. The bill would allocate $15 million in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2009-2010 to increase reimbursement under the Medicaid program for private duty nursing services for the period July 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010. The bill would allocate $20 million for such reimbursement on annual fiscal year basis thereafter.
Justification
The State is currently experiencing a very serious shortage in private duty nursing. This shortage is due to a variety of factors including the lowest unemployment rate in over a decade, and rates of reimbursement in both the commercial and government sectors that have not kept pace with market demands. In some areas of the State, the Medicaid rates for private duty nursing have not changed in over a decade.
The nursing shortage is making it difficult to recruit and retain qualified nurses, particularly in specialty areas such as nursing care for medically and technologically dependent children and adults. This bill would provide the resources necessary to assist in recruiting and retaining qualified nursing care for the State's most vulnerable population - - Medicaid beneficiaries. In addition to easing the workforce shortage in nursing and increasing access to quality care, the bill would provide badly needed respite to family members who are struggling to care for medically complex children and adults. The bill will reduce Medicaid costs over the long term by reducing unnecessary hospitalization that are the result of a lack of access to community care.
Prior legislative history
Senate: 2007-08: S124A - referred to Social Services 2005-06: S175A - referred to Social Services 2003-04: S832A - referred to Social Services 2001-02: S1732 - referred to Social Services 1999-2000: S7353 - referred to Social Services
Assembly: 2007-2008 A.2290-A, referred to Social Services, reported to Ways & Means 2005-2006 A.1182-A, referred to Social Services 2003-2004 A.1558 referred to Social Services 2001-2002 A.78 referred to Social Services 1999-2000 A.9932 referred to Social Services, reported to Ways & Means.
Fiscal implications
This bill will increase the Status share of Medicaid costs by an estimated $15 million in SFY 2009-2010. However, the bill will likely decrease Medicaid costs over the long term through the provision of more timely care and a decrease in institutional costs.
Effective date
July 1, 2009.
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