S 806: Establishes when services for traumatic brain injuries granted pursuant to a waiver shall begin.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 806 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to when services for traumatic brain injuries granted pursuant to a waiver by the federal social security act shall begin The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d-2) of subdivision 3 of section 364-j of the 2 social services law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amend- 3 ing the social services law relating to the provision of services to 4 certain persons suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying 5 for nursing home diversion and transition services, as proposed in 6 legislative bills numbers S. 2867 and A. 7369, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 (d-2) Services provided pursuant to [waivers] a waiver, granted pursu- 9 ant to subsection (c) of section 1915 of the federal social security 10 act, to persons suffering from traumatic brain injuries [or qualifying 11 for nursing home diversion and transition services], shall not be 12 provided to medical assistance recipients through managed care programs 13 established pursuant to this section[;]. Services provided pursuant to a 14 waiver, [further that the commissioner of health is hereby directed to 15 take any action required, including but not limited to filing waivers 16 and waiver extensions as necessary with the federal government, to 17 continue the provision of such services] granted pursuant to subsection 18 (c) of section 1915 of the federal social security act, to persons qual- 19 ifying for nursing home diversion and transition services, shall not be 20 provided to medical assistance recipients through managed care programs 21 until at least January first, two thousand twenty-seven. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same 23 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the social services law EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02849-01-5 
 S. 806 2 1 relating to the provision of services to certain persons suffering from 2 traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nursing home diversion and 3 transition services, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 2867 4 and A. 7369, takes effect.