NY Pub Health L § 2530 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 2 - Prenatal Care 2530 - Nurse-Family Partnership.

§ 2530. Nurse-family partnership. 1. The commissioner is authorized to establish, subject to federal financial participation and within amounts appropriated  therefor, the nurse-family partnership program, a Medicaid program subject to title eleven of article five of the  social  services law, aimed at improving the health of eligible participants.   2.  As  used  in  this  section,  the  following  terms shall have the following meanings:  (a)  "Eligible  participant"  means  a  person  enrolled  in   medical assistance under title eleven of article five of the social services law who  is  a  pregnant  woman  who  will  be  a first-time mother; and her newborn,  either  or  both  of  whom  is  at  risk  for  poor  outcomes. "Participant"  means an eligible participant who is participating in the nurse-family partnership program.  (b)  "Nurse-family  partnership  program"  or  "program"   means   the nurse-family partnership program established under this section.  (c)  "Nurse-family  partnership provider" or "provider" means a county health department, including the health department of the  city  of  New York,  or an entity in contract with such a health department to provide services under the program or an entity that contracts directly with the commissioner to provide services under this program.  (d)  "Case  management  services"  means  services   that   assist   a participant  in  gaining  access to needed medical, social, educational, and other services, including: an assessment to determine service needs; development of a care plan based on the assessment; referral to medical, social, educational  and  other  providers;  and  monitoring  and  other follow-up  activities  to  ensure  that  the  care  plan  is effectively implemented and addresses the assessed needs.   3. The nurse-family  partnership  program  is  a  nurse  home-visiting program  in  which  a  nurse-family  partnership  provider provides case management  and  nursing  services  (primarily  nurse  home  visits   to participants)   to  eligible  participants  up  to  the  child's  second birthday. Participation in the program shall be voluntary  for  eligible participants.   4.  A  nurse-family  partnership  provider  shall  be  approved  by  a nationally-recognized   organization    involved    with    nurse-family partnership  programs,  designated  by  the commissioner, and shall meet such other criteria as established by the commissioner.   5. The commissioner may establish the nurse-family partnership program in one or more social  services  districts  and  may  establish  program enrollment   limits   based   on   analysis   of   need   and  available appropriations.   6. Nurse-family partnership program services provided by a provider to an eligible participant under this section shall be deemed to be medical assistance services under title eleven of article  five  of  the  social services law. The commissioner may establish, subject to the approval of the  director  of  the  division  of  the  budget,  rates  of payment to nurse-family   partnership   providers   for   providing    nurse-family partnership program services.   7.  The  commissioner  shall  submit all appropriate amendments to the state plan for medical assistance  and  shall  submit  applications  for waivers  of  the  federal  social  security act as shall be necessary to obtain federal financial participation in the costs of services provided pursuant to this section.