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History
- Substituted by A9889
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1149
- Referred to health
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Relates to the membership of the early intervention coordinating council
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Ellen C. Jaffee
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the membership of the early intervention coordinating council
Purpose
To add representatives of managed care plans or managed care plan trade associations who work in the early intervention field as members of the early intervention coordinating council.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends subdivision 1 of section 2553 of the public health law in order to add three representatives from managed care or managed care trade associations who work in the early intervention field as members of the early intervention coordinating council.
Section 2: Provides the effective date.
Justification
The Assembly Oversight, Analysis and Investigation Committee and the Health Committee hosted a roundtable discussion to gather insight on the experiences and challenges of the Early Intervention Program's fiscal agent system. Representatives of the fiscal agent, EI providers and provider associations, county and New York City health officials, and other stakeholders came to the table to share their perspectives and recommendations about the program and the fiscal agent system. One of the recommendations that was made was to provide a mechanism to open the public dialogue between managed care plans, early intervention providers, and the Department of Health. One way to do this would be to have representatives from managed care plans be members of the Early Intervention Coordinating Council. This would provide managed care plans and trade associations, who are an important stakeholder, the opportunity to hear the experiences and concerns of providers, as well as give them a voice at the table to respond, in order to help make the reimbursement system operate more effectively.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
On the one hundred eightieth day after enactment.
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