Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for rural home health care providers to cover actual costs of delivery.

New York Assembly Bill A03609 amends the social services law to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for rural home health care providers. The bill authorizes the commissioner of health to establish reimbursement rates that cover the actual costs of delivery, including transportation costs. The commissioner will develop methodologies for calculating these costs, separate from direct personal care.

Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for rural home health care providers to cover actual costs of delivery.

New York Assembly Bill A03609 amends the social services law to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for rural home health care providers. The bill authorizes the commissioner of health to establish reimbursement rates that cover the actual costs of delivery, including transportation costs. The commissioner will develop methodologies for calculating these costs, separate from direct personal care.