Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2011 Excerpt

(v) The following medical assistance recipients shall not be eligible to participate in a managed long term care program or other care coordination model established pursuant to this paragraph until program features and reimbursement rates are approved by the commissioner and, as applicable, the commissioner of developmental disabilities:

  1. a person enrolled in a managed care plan pursuant to section three hundred sixty–four–j of the social services law;
  2. a participant in the traumatic brain injury waiver program;
  3. a participant in the nursing home transition and diversion waiver program;
  4. a person enrolled in the assisted living program;
  5. a person enrolled in home and community based waiver programs administered by the office for people with developmental disabilities.

(vi) persons required to enroll in the managed long term care program or other care coordination model established pursuant to this paragraph shall have no less than thirty days to select a managed long term care provider, and shall be provided with information to make an informed choice. Where a participant has not selected such a provider, the commissioner shall assign such participant to a managed long term care provider, taking into account quality, capacity and geographic accessibility.