Legislation enacted pursuant to Section 5, Chapter 558 of the Laws of 1989, Section 368-e of the Social Services Law (SSL) provides that the New York State Department of Social Services (NYSDSS) shall review claims for reimbursement of the Medicaid federal share of expenditures made by counties and New York City for medical care, services and supplies furnished to preschool children with handicapping conditions or suspected of having handicapping conditions as such children are defined in the Education Law. This legislation is applicable to medical care, services or supplies furnished to Medicaid eligible children on or after July 1, 1989. The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify the claiming approach to be used for these expenditures.
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