Bill > A01570

This bill modifies the New York Public Health Law to add a new category of facilities eligible for special Medicaid rate protections: facilities or discrete units that provide long-term nursing or medical services for individuals returning from incarceration. Specifically, the bill amends two sections of existing law to ensure that these facilities receive Medicaid rates no less than those in effect on December 31, 2006, adjusted for inflation, and that their non-capital rate components reflect the rates as of January 1, 2009, with appropriate inflation adjustments. This change means that healthcare facilities specializing in medical care for recently released individuals will receive more stable and potentially higher Medicaid reimbursement rates, which could help improve healthcare access and continuity of care for people transitioning out of incarceration. The bill will take effect one year after becoming law, giving healthcare providers and state agencies time to implement the new rate provisions.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1570