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Senator · Senate District 42
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- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
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BILL NUMBER:S2770
Title of bill
An act to amend the mental hygiene law and the social services law, in relation to the administration of certain nutritional supplements to persons residing in facilities operated or regulated by the office for people with developmental disabilities
Purpose or general idea of bill
Amends the mental hygiene law to provide for the administration of, and reimbursement for, medically necessary dietary supplements to persons residing in intermediate care facilities operated or regulated by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Section 13.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (f) requiring the administration of medically necessary dietary supplements to persons residing in intermediate care facilities operated or regulated by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities.
Section 2. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (w) which reads "(w) dietary supplements which are prescribed as medically necessary by a physician licensed to practice in this state and which are provided to individuals residing in intermediate care facilities operated or licensed by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities."
Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 365-a of the social services law, as amended by chapter 77 of the laws of 1977, is amended to include dietary supplements which are prescribed as medically necessary by a physician licensed to practice in this state and which are provided to individuals residing in intermediate care facilities operated or licensed by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities among those items which shall be reimbursed as an item of medical assistance.
Section 4. Effective Date.
Justification
Amending the Mental Hygiene law in this manner would provide children and young adults with developmental disabilities currently in residential placement equal access to nutritional supplements prescribed as medically necessary by New York State physicians.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately, with provisions.
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