Bill Text: NY A02716 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to a cost of living adjustment for designated human services for the purpose of establishing rates of payments; extends certain provisions; excludes food and energy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to mental health [A02716 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02716-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2716
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 25, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Mental Health
        AN ACT to amend part C of chapter 57 of the laws of  2006,  relating  to
          establishing a cost of living adjustment for designated human services
          programs,  in relation to extending COLA provisions for the purpose of
          establishing rates of payments and the effectiveness thereof
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3-c of section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the
     2  laws  of  2006, relating to establishing a cost of living adjustment for
     3  designated human services programs, as amended by section 1 of  part  AA
     4  of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
     5    3-c.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of law, beginning
     6  April 1, 2019 and ending March 31, [2022] 2020, the commissioners  shall
     7  develop the COLA under this section using the actual U.S. consumer price
     8  index  for  all  urban  consumers (CPI-U) published by the United States
     9  department of labor, bureau of labor statistics  for  the  twelve  month
    10  period  ending  in  July  of  the budget year prior to such state fiscal
    11  year, for the purpose of establishing rates of  payments,  contracts  or
    12  any other form of reimbursement.
    13    §  2.  Section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006, relating
    14  to establishing  a  cost  of  living  adjustment  for  designated  human
    15  services programs, is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-f to read as
    16  follows:
    17    3-f.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of law, beginning
    18  April 1, 2020 and ending March 31, 2026, for human services programs not
    19  funded with federal medicaid funds, the commissioners shall develop  the
    20  COLA  under  this section using the actual U.S. consumer price index for
    21  all urban consumers (CPI-U), excluding energy and food, published by the
    22  United States department of labor, bureau of labor  statistics  for  the
    23  twelve  month  period  ending  in  July of the budget year prior to such
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  state fiscal year, for the purpose of establishing  rates  of  payments,
     2  contracts  or  any  other  form  of reimbursement and for human services
     3  programs funded with federal medicaid  funds,  the  commissioners  shall
     4  develop the COLA under this section using the actual U.S. consumer price
     5  index  for medical care services, published by the United States depart-
     6  ment of labor, bureau of labor statistics for the  twelve  month  period
     7  ending  in  July of the budget year prior to such state fiscal year, for
     8  the purpose of establishing rates of payments, contracts  or  any  other
     9  form of reimbursement.
    10    §  3.  Section 4 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006, relating
    11  to establishing  a  cost  of  living  adjustment  for  designated  human
    12  services  programs,  as  amended by section 1 of part I of chapter 60 of
    13  the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
    14    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
    15  have  been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2006; provided
    16  section one of this act shall expire and be  deemed  repealed  April  1,
    17  [2019]  2023; provided, further, that sections two and three of this act
    18  shall expire and be deemed repealed December 31, 2009.
    19    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
    20  the amendments to section 1 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006,
    21  relating  to  establishing  a  cost  of living adjustment for designated
    22  human services programs made by sections one and two of this  act  shall
    23  not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed ther-
    24  ewith.