Bill Text: NY S03421 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to establishing topical oxygen wound therapy as a Medicaid benefit.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2017-11-29 - VETOED MEMO.189 [S03421 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S03421-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3421
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 23, 2017
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        Introduced by Sens. PARKER, ADDABBO, BAILEY, COMRIE, DIAZ, DILAN, HAMIL-
          TON,  KENNEDY, LATIMER, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
        AN ACT to amend the social services law,  in  relation  to  establishing
          topical oxygen wound therapy as a Medicaid benefit
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social  services  law
     2  is amended by adding a new paragraph (dd) to read as follows:
     3    (dd)  topical  oxygen  wound  therapy for chronic wound management and
     4  treatment, as prescribed by a physician or other  qualified  prescriber,
     5  through  use  of  a  United  States Food and Drug Administration cleared
     6  topical oxygen chamber for extremities, consistent with coverage  crite-
     7  ria established by the commissioner.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07500-01-7