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- Referred to health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1797
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to health
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Directs the department of health to make additional payments for inpatient services provided to recipients of medical assistance by certain public hospitals
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Richard Gottfried
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 474 of the laws of 1996, amending the education law and other laws relating to rates for residential healthcare facilities, in relation to directing the department of health to make additional payments for inpatient services to certain public general hospitals
Purpose
To preserve and continue New York State's payment of the SUNY hospital's state match as required by the federal government to ensure future eligibility for DSH funding.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends part D of Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2016 to require New York State to pay the state match for SUNY hospitals operated by SUNY and the State.
Section 2 of the bill establishes the effective date.
Justification
In order to receive federal DSH money for serving high numbers of Medicaid and uninsured patients, institutions are required to make a state match. New York State has historically paid the DSH state match for public hospitals, including the three SUNY hospitals. This bill is necessary to ensure that New York State continues to meet its financial obligations to the SUNY hospitals by continuing to provide the state match, enabling them to receive critical DSH funding.
In the absence of a state match SUNY hospitals would be ineligible to receive up to $300 million in DSH funding. Institutions serving high-needs communities, such as SUNY Downstate, would be adversely impacted.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
Immediately.
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