What's happening
This bill allows managed care enrollees access to podiatric services at licensed academic podiatric centers and requires annual reporting on service usage.
Why it matters
Expands access for Medicaid managed care enrollees to specialized foot care. at licensed academic podiatric centers, which could improve health outcomes for populations at risk for foot-related complications (e.g., diabetics, elderly).
Mandates annual reporting on service utilization. , increasing transparency about who is accessing podiatric care (broken down by Medicaid status, managed care enrollment, and uninsured status), which can inform future policy or funding decisions.
May drive improvements in podiatric education and clinical practice. by supporting academic centers, potentially leading to better-trained podiatrists and advancements in foot health care delivery.
Could reduce disparities in access to specialty foot care. , particularly for vulnerable populations who might otherwise have limited or inconsistent access through standard managed care networks.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8762
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
November 3, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing managed care enrollees access to the services of the foot center of New York
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Clause (F) of subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 364-j of the social services law, as relettered by chapter 37 of the laws of 2010, is relettered clause (G) and a new clause (F) is added to read as follows:
(F) the services are podiatric services and are provided by a diagnostic and treatment center licensed by article twenty-eight of the public health law which is affiliated with an academic podiatric center which has been granted an operating certificate pursuant to article twentyeight of the public health law to provide such podiatric services. Any diagnostic and treatment center providing podiatric services pursuant to this clause shall prior to June first of each year report to the governor, temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly on the following: the total number of visits made by medical assistance recipients during the immediately preceding calendar year; the number of visits made by medical assistance recipients during the immediately preceding calendar year by recipients who were enrolled in managed care programs; the number of visits made by medical assistance recipients during the immediately preceding calendar year by recipients who were enrolled in managed care programs that provide podiatric benefits as a covered service; and the number of visits made by the uninsured during the immediately preceding calendar year; or
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided however, that the amendments to section 364-j of the social services law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed to be repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03959-01-7
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