| Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state health and mental hygiene budget for the 2016-2017 state fiscal year; intentionally omitted (Part A); amends the social services law, in relation to facilitating supplemental rebates for fee-for-service pharmaceuticals, and ambulance medical transportation rate adequacy review; amends the social services law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of health to apply federally established consumer price index penalties for generic drugs, and authorizing the commissioner of health to impose penalties on managed care plans for reporting late or incorrect encounter data; relates to cost-sharing limits on Medicare part C; amends part H of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, amending the public health law and other laws relating to known and projected department of health state fund medicaid expenditures, in relation to reporting requirements for the Medicaid global cap; amends the public health law and the social services law, in relation to the provision of services to certain persons suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nursing home diversion and transition services; amends the public health law, in relation to rates of payment for certain managed long term care plans; amends the social services law, in relation to medical assistance for certain inmates and authorizing funding for criminal justice pilot program within health home rates; amends part H of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, amending the public health law and other laws relating to known and projected department of health state fund medicaid expenditures, in relation to extending the expiration of certain provisions relating to rates of payment to residential health care facilities based on the historical costs to the owner, and certain payments to the Citadel Rehab and Nursing Center at Kingsbridge; amends the public health law, in relation to case payment rates for pediatric ventilator services; directs the commissioner of health to implement a restorative care unit demonstration program; directs the civil service department to create a title for a medicaid redesign team analyst as a competitive class position; amends the social services law and part C of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014 authorizing the commissioner of health to negotiate an extension of the terms of the contract executed by the department of health for actuarial and consulting services, in relation to the extension of certain contracts; amends part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013 amending chapter 59 of the laws of 2011 amending the public health law and other laws relating to general hospital reimbursement for annual rates relating to the cap on local Medicaid expenditures; amends chapter 111 of the laws of 2010 relating to increasing Medicaid payments to providers through managed care organizations and providing equivalent fees through an ambulatory patient group methodology, in relation to rate protections for certain behavioral health providers; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part B); amends chapter 266 of the laws of 1986, amending the civil practice law and rules and other laws relating to malpractice and professional medical conduct, in relation to apportioning premium for certain policies; amends part J of chapter 63 of the laws of 2001 amending chapter 266 of the laws of 1986, amending the civil practice law and rules and other laws relating to malpractice and professional medical conduct, in relation to extending certain provisions concerning the hospital excess liability pool (Part C); amends chapter 474 of the laws of 1996, amending the education law and other laws relating to rates for residential healthcare facilities, in relation to extending the authority of the department of health to make disproportionate share payments to public hospitals outside of New York City; amends chapter 649 of the laws of 1996, amending the public health law, the mental hygiene law and the social services law relating to authorizing the establishment of special needs plans, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; amends chapter 58 of the laws of 2009, amending the public health law relating to payment by governmental agencies for general hospital inpatient services, relating to the effectiveness thereof; amends the public health law, in relation to temporary operator notification; amends chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, amending the public health law relating to the general public health work program, relating to the effectiveness thereof; amends the environmental conservation law, in relation to cancer incidence and environmental facility maps project; amends the public health law, in relation to cancer mapping; amends chapter 77 of the laws of 2010, amending the environmental conservation law and the public health law relating to an environmental facility and cancer incidence map, relating to the effectiveness thereof; amends chapter 60 of the laws of 2014 amending the social services law relating to eliminating prescriber prevails for brand name drugs with generic equivalents, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; repeals subdivision 8 of section 84 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, amending the public health law and other laws relating to general hospital reimbursement for annual rates, relating thereto (Part D); intentionally omitted (Part E); relates to grants and loans authorized pursuant to eligible health care capital programs; amends the public health law, in relation to the health care facility transformation program (Part F); intentionally omitted (Part G); amends part D of chapter 111 of the laws of 2010 relating to the recovery of exempt income by the office of mental health for community residences and family-based treatment programs, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part H); amends chapter 723 of the laws of 1989 amending the mental hygiene law and other laws relating to comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs, in relation to the effectiveness of certain provisions thereof (Part I); amends chapter 420 of the laws of 2002 amending the education law relating to the profession of social work, in relation to extending the expiration of certain provisions thereof; amends chapter 676 of the laws of 2002 amending the education law relating to the practice of psychology, in relation to extending the expiration of certain provisions; amends chapter 130 of the laws of 2010 amending the education law and other laws relating to registration of entities providing certain professional services and licensure of certain professions, in relation to extending certain provisions thereof (Part J); intentionally omitted (Part K); amends the mental hygiene law, in relation to the appointment of temporary operators for the continued operation of programs and the provision of services for persons with serious mental illness and/or developmental disabilities and/or chemical dependence; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part L); amends the mental hygiene law, in relation to sharing clinical records with managed care organizations (Part M); amends the facilities development corporation act, in relation to the definition of mental hygiene facility (Part N); relates to reports by the office for people with developmental disabilities relating to housing needs; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part O); amends the mental hygiene law, in relation to services for people with developmental disabilities (Part P); amends the mental hygiene law, in relation to the closure or transfer of a state-operated individualized residential alternative; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part Q); amends the public health law and the education law, in relation to electronic prescriptions; amends the public health law, in relation to loan forgiveness and practice support for physicians; amends the social services law, in relation to the use of EQUAL program funds for adult care facilities; amends the public health law, in relation to policy changes relating to state aid; amends the public health law in relation to the relocation of residential health care facility long-term ventilator beds; amends part H of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, amending the insurance law, the public health law and the financial services law relating to establishing protections to prevent surprise medical bills including network adequacy requirements, claim submission requirements, access to out-of-network care and prohibition of excessive emergency charges, in relation to the date the report shall be submitted; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part R); amends the elder law, in relation to the supportive service program for classic and neighborhood naturally occurring retirement communities; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part S). |
