Bill Text: NY A07977 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides that, on an annual basis, at least 25% of the moneys deposited into the health care transformation fund shall be allocated exclusively for certain community-based health care providers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to ways and means [A07977 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A07977-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7977--B 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, CRUZ, BLAKE, LENTOL, HUNTER, ORTIZ, JAFFEE, SIMON, SAYEGH, DE LA ROSA, D'URSO, GLICK, LUPARDO, REYES, COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amend- ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the health care transformation fund The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 92-hh of the state finance law, as 2 added by section 1 of subpart A of part FFF of chapter 59 of the laws of 3 2018, is amended to read as follows: 4 4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, moneys of the 5 health care transformation fund shall be available for transfer to any 6 other fund of the state as authorized and directed by the director of 7 the budget to support health care delivery, including for capital 8 investment, debt retirement or restructuring, housing and other social 9 determinants of health, or transitional operating support to health care 10 providers. On and after the date this sentence becomes a law, at least 11 twenty-five percent of the moneys deposited into such fund on an annual 12 basis shall be allocated exclusively for community-based health care 13 providers which shall be defined as a diagnostic and treatment center 14 licensed or granted an operating certificate under article twenty-eight 15 of the public health law, a mental health outpatient provider licensed 16 or granted an operating certificate under article thirty-one of the 17 mental hygiene law, a substance use disorder treatment provider licensed 18 or granted an operating certificate under article thirty-two of the 19 mental hygiene law, a program licensed under article forty-one of the 20 mental hygiene law, a community-based program funded under the office of EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11602-06-9A. 7977--B 2 1 mental health, the office for people with developmental disabilities, 2 the office of addiction services and supports or through a local govern- 3 ment unit as defined under article forty-one of the mental hygiene law, 4 a home care provider certified or licensed pursuant to article thirty- 5 six of the public health law, a primary care provider, a clinic licensed 6 or granted an operating certificate under article sixteen of the mental 7 hygiene law, a provider of health home services as authorized under 8 section 2703 of the federal protection and affordable care act, a 9 hospice provider licensed or granted an operating certificate under 10 article forty of the public health law, or a family and child service 11 provider licensed under article twenty-nine-I of the public health law, 12 for the exclusive purpose of supporting the programs and services 13 defined in this subdivision. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
