Section 364-D. Medical assistance research and demonstration projects

1.
  The department is authorized to sponsor, conduct and participate in  the
  following  research  and  demonstration  projects:  "Eldercare: A Social
  Health Maintenance Organization", "New York  State  Alcoholism  Services
  Demonstration",  and  "Physician Reimbursement and Continuing Care Under
  Medicaid",  for  the  purpose  of  testing   the   use   of   innovative
  administrative techniques, new reimbursement methods, and changes in the
  scope  of  benefits,  so  as  to promote a more efficient utilization of
  health resources and  the  containment  of  medical  assistance  program
  costs.  Such  demonstration  projects  may  be  conducted in one or more
  social services districts or portions of such districts.
    2. (a) Social services districts shall be required to  participate  in
  the  operation  of  such  research  and  demonstration  projects  as the
  department may approve. Social services districts shall  cooperate  with
  the  department  in the conduct of such projects whenever the department
  shall request or require such participation or cooperation.
    (b) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary,
  expenditures made in connection with any research demonstration  project
  undertaken  pursuant  to the provisions of this section shall be subject
  to state reimbursement under section three hundred sixty-eight-a of this
  title.
    3. The research and demonstration projects undertaken pursuant to  the
  provisions  of  this  section  shall limit the individuals participating
  thereunder to those persons with respect  to  whom  the  department  has
  determined that there is a reasonable expectation that the total cost of
  benefits  under  such  project  would  be  less  than  the total cost of
  benefits for such individual if the research and  demonstration  program
  were not in effect.
    4.  Notwithstanding  any inconsistent provision of this chapter or any
  other law to the contrary, the commissioner may, subject to the approval
  of the director of the budget, approve any or all of  the  research  and
  demonstration projects specified in subdivision one of this section, and
  apply  for the appropriate waivers under federal law and regulation, and
  may waive any of the provisions of this chapter, when such action  would
  be likely to assist in promoting the objectives of this title.
    5.  (a) For each project undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this
  section, the department shall submit an interim report and final  report
  to  the  governor  and  the legislature. The interim report shall be due
  eighteen months after the  date  of  approval  of  the  project  by  the
  department;  the  final  report  shall  be  due at the conclusion of the
  project.
    (b) Such reports shall include a listing of the accomplishments of the
  research and demonstration project, and shall evaluate the progress made
  in achieving the objectives of the project.
    6. This section shall be effective with respect to each such  project,
  other  than  the  "New  York  State  Alcoholism  Services  Demonstration
  Project", if and as long as,  federal  participation  is  available  for
  expenditures  made for such research and demonstration project conducted
  pursuant to the provisions of this section.
    * NB Expired July 22, 1986 - Eldercare: A  Social  Health  Maintenance
  Organization  project  expires December 31, 2011 per chapter 659/97 §88,
  as amended.