Bill Text: NY S06910 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides for funding associated with the transition of the pharmacy benefit in the medical assistance program to support 340B covered entities and to offset the financial losses to all comprehensive HIV special needs plans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-21 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE [S06910 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S06910-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6910--A

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 15, 2023
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        Introduced  by Sens. RIVERA, BROUK, MAY -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Health  --
          recommitted  to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule
          6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
          amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN  ACT in relation to providing for funding associated with the transi-
          tion of the pharmacy benefit in the medical assistance program

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. 1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in establishing
     2  an  executive  budget pursuant to article VII of the state constitution,
     3  the governor shall include additional funding in an amount no less  than
     4  $775,000,000  adjusted  by  the  medical component of the consumer price
     5  index as published by the United States department of labor,  bureau  of
     6  labor  statistics beginning in calendar year 2024 and annually thereaft-
     7  er. This amount shall include any  applicable  federal  funding.    Such
     8  funding  shall  be  used to support 340B covered entities, as defined by
     9  the federal public health service act (42  U.S.C.  §  256b),  that  lost
    10  funding  associated  with  the transition of the pharmacy benefit in the
    11  medical assistance program (Medicaid) established pursuant to  part  FFF
    12  of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020. Such amounts shall not be conditioned
    13  beyond  requirements:  (a)  for  participation in the medical assistance
    14  program established pursuant to title eleven of article 5 of the  social
    15  services  law;  or  (b)  under applicable federal law, including but not
    16  limited to the federal public health service act (42 U.S.C. § 256b).
    17    2. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in establishing an  execu-
    18  tive  budget  pursuant  to  article  VII  of the state constitution, the
    19  governor shall include  additional  funding  sufficient  to  offset  the
    20  financial  losses to all comprehensive HIV special needs plans certified
    21  pursuant to section 4403-c of the public health law associated with  the
    22  transition  of  the  pharmacy  benefit in the medical assistance program

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11200-02-4
        S. 6910--A                          2

     1  (Medicaid) established pursuant to part FFF of chapter 56 of the laws of
     2  2020. The amount of such funding shall be  sufficient  to  maintain  the
     3  operational  requirements  of  these  plans.  Such  amounts shall not be
     4  conditioned  beyond  requirements:  (a) for participation in the medical
     5  assistance program established pursuant to title eleven of article 5  of
     6  the social services law; or (b) under applicable federal law.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.