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N.Y. PBH Law § 2583

This is the official text of N.Y. PBH Law § 2583, part of New York’s PBH Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "PBH Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Children with physical disabilities; rules and regulations; limitations

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§ 2583. Children with physical disabilities; rules and regulations;\nlimitations. 1. Such service shall be provided in accordance with rules\nand regulations established by the commissioner. The commissioner's\nrules and regulations may relate to:\n (a) the defects, disabilities, diseases and conditions eligible under\nthe program and the type and extent of care that may be offered.\n (b) qualifications of professional personnel, both medical and\nparamedical.\n (c) standards of institutional care, whether in general hospitals,\nspecial hospitals, long-term care facilities, or such other special\nfacilities, whether inpatient or outpatient, as may be needed to obtain\nthe services required.\n (d) limitations on the amount of professional fees, and on rates in\ngeneral hospitals, special hospitals, long-term care facilities and\nspecial facilities for which reimbursement may be made under this\narticle.\n (e) standards and procedures for administration of programs for\nchildren with physical disabilities.\n 2. Sections two thousand five hundred eighty to two thousand five\nhundred eighty-three, inclusive, and section six hundred sixty, of this\nchapter, shall not apply to:\n (a) children requiring permanent custodial care.\n (b) children institutionalized in mental, correctional or penal\ninstitutions of the state of New York.\n (c) children who, in the judgment of the commissioner, may not be\nexpected to benefit from medical service.\n (d) children whose parents or guardians object to medical services\nbecause of exclusive dependence for healing on the practice of religious\ntenets of any church.\n

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