What's happening
This bill expands eligibility for funding under the vital access provider program to include assisted living programs and providers.
Why it matters
Broadens financial support options for assisted living programs. these providers can now receive temporary Medicaid payment adjustments or grants in times of financial stress, helping them remain operational and serve vulnerable populations.
Targets stability in rural communities. by specifically including assisted living programs in rural areas for enhanced payments, the bill addresses gaps in access to long-term care where alternatives may be limited.
May help preserve or improve care quality. with new access to funding, assisted living programs can invest in staffing, services, and infrastructure, potentially raising the standard of care for residents.
Could lead to more provider participation in Medicaid. assisted living providers, now eligible for these vital funds, may be more willing to accept Medicaid patients, increasing options for lower-income seniors and individuals with disabilities.
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Fund Assisted Living Programs
In Senate Committee · Health · Sponsor Gustavo Rivera
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2906
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to Medicaid providers eligible for access funding under the vital access provider program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 2826 of the public health law, as added by section 27 of part C of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, within funds appropriated and subject to the availability of federal financial participation, the commissioner may grant approval of a temporary adjustment to the non-capital components of rates, or make temporary lump-sum Medicaid payments, to eligible general hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, clinics [and], home care providers, and assisted living programs, provided however, that should federal financial participation not be available for any eligible provider, then payments pursuant to this subdivision may be made as grants and shall not be deemed to be medical assistance payments.
§ 2. Paragraph (i) of subdivision (f) of section 2826 of the public health law, as added by section 14 of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(i) Providers serving rural areas as such term is defined in section two thousand nine hundred fifty-one of this chapter, including but not limited to hospitals, residential health care facilities, diagnostic and treatment centers, ambulatory surgery centers [and], clinics and assisted living programs shall be eligible for enhanced payments or reimbursement under a supplemental rate methodology for the purpose of promoting access and improving the quality of care.
§ 3. This act shall take effect April 1, 2020.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00088-01-9
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