Bill Text: NY S08557 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities, department of health and division of the budget to authorize voluntary providers of supports and services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to bill and be reimbursed within thirty days of billing for novel coronavirus, COVID-19 related costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, increased staffing and personal costs, personal protective equipment expenses, and increased residential cost.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-16 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08557 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S08557-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8557 IN SENATE June 16, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on 38 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to reimbursement for certain costs and expenses related to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 2 13.44 to read as follows: 3 § 13.44 Reimbursement costs and expenses related to novel coronavirus, 4 COVID-19. 5 The office, department of health and division of the budget shall 6 authorize voluntary providers of supports and services to individuals 7 with intellectual and developmental disabilities to bill and be reim- 8 bursed within thirty days of billing for novel coronavirus, COVID-19 9 related costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, increased 10 staffing and personnel costs, personal protective equipment expenses, 11 and increased residential cost. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16641-02-0
