Bill Text: NY S05066 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to operating costs for substance abuse providers receiving federal aid.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-12-22 - SIGNED CHAP.788 [S05066 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S05066-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5066

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 23, 2021
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        Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Substance
          Abuse

        AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to operating costs
          for substance abuse providers receiving federal aid

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

     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  7  of  subdivision (a) of section 25.01 of the
     2  mental hygiene law, as added by section 3 of part G of chapter 56 of the
     3  laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
     4    7. "Approved net operating cost" shall mean  the  remainder  of  total
     5  operating  expenses approved by the office, less all sources of revenue,
     6  including voluntary agency contributions and local tax  levy;  provided,
     7  however, that any federal grants received by, or approved to be received
     8  by,  a  provider  during  the  COVID-19  emergency relief period for the
     9  purpose of providing pandemic relief shall not be considered a source of
    10  revenue.
    11    § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 10 of section 41.03  of  the  mental
    12  hygiene  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 588 of the laws of 1973 and such
    13  subdivision as renumbered by section 7 of part E of chapter 111  of  the
    14  laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
    15    (c)  federal aid received for operating costs; provided, however, that
    16  any federal aid received by, or approved to be received by,  a  provider
    17  during the COVID-19 emergency relief period for the purpose of providing
    18  pandemic  relief  shall  not  be  considered a source of revenue for the
    19  purposes of this subdivision.
    20    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09893-01-1