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History
- Referred to health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 57–1
- Ordered to third reading cal.1243
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to health
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 56–3
- Ordered to third reading cal.1335
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- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to health
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Relates to providers of goods and services to local social services districts under the medical assistance program
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Joseph Morelle
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4067
Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law and the public health law, in relation to providers of goods or services to local social services districts under the medical assistance program
Purpose
This legislation relates to providers of goods and services to local social services districts under the medical assistance program.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 - Amends Subdivision 2 of section 364 of the social services law by adding a new paragraph (i).
Section 2 - Amends the public health law by adding a new section 37.
Section 3 - Effective date
Justification
This bill will strengthen the limited background check currently conducted for this local Medicaid waiver program which provides home renovations to low income disabled individuals. This change will save taxpayer dollars by eliminating the use of contractors who have a criminal record as a result of these additional safeguards.
Legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
None - Medicaid fraud savings will exceed nominal cost of background checks.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law, provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
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