Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 25, 2010 |
held for consideration in social services |
Jan 19, 2010 |
print number 5047a |
Jan 19, 2010 |
amend and recommit to social services |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to social services |
Feb 10, 2009 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A5047
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
COOK
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Felix Ortiz
Joan Christensen
Audrey Pheffer
Robert Barra
multi-Sponsors
Thomas Alfano
William Boyland
William Colton
Steven Cymbrowitz
2009-A5047 - Details
2009-A5047 - Summary
Requires all insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours following childbirth by natural delivery and 96 hours following childbirth by caesarean section; provides similar coverage for patients who are recipients of medicaid.
2009-A5047 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5047 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 10, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, CHRISTENSEN, PHEFFER, BARRA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BOYLAND, COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, DINOWITZ, EDDINGTON, GLICK, HIKIND, MARKEY, McENENY, J. RIVERA, SCAR- BOROUGH, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing mandatory minimum medicaid coverage for hospital confinement for childbirth THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 365 of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 6-A. MEDICAID ASSISTANCE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE, FOR MOTHER AND NEWBORN, COVERAGE OF HOSPITAL CONFINEMENT OF AT LEAST FORTY-EIGHT HOURS FOLLOWING A VAGINAL DELIVERY AND AT LEAST NINETY-SIX HOURS FOLLOWING A CAESAREAN SECTION. NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT MAY PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR A SHORTER PERIOD OF HOSPITAL CONFINEMENT PROVIDED THAT: (A) THE MOTHER IN HER SOLE DISCRETION, EXERCISES THE OPTION TO BE DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL EARLIER THAN THE TIME PERIOD STATED ABOVE; AND (B) THE TREATING PHYSICIAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED MEDICAL STANDARDS, HAS DETERMINED THAT THE MOTHER AND NEWBORN ARE READY FOR DISCHARGE; AND (C) POST-DISCHARGE FOLLOW-UP INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE HOME VISIT PROVIDED WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF DISCHARGE BY A LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHOSE SCOPE OF PRACTICE INCLUDES PROVIDING POSTPARTUM CARE AND SUCH OTHER HOME VISITS AS ARE DEEMED APPROPRIATE. COVERAGE OF SUCH HOME VISITS SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, PARENT EDUCATION, ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING IN BREAST OR BOTTLE FEEDING AND THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY NECES- SARY MATERNAL AND NEWBORN PHYSICAL ASSESSMENTS AND SHALL BE IN ADDITION EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01259-01-9
co-Sponsors
Felix Ortiz
Joan Christensen
Audrey Pheffer
Robert Barra
multi-Sponsors
Thomas Alfano
William Boyland
William Colton
Steven Cymbrowitz
2009-A5047A (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A5047A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires all insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours following childbirth by natural delivery and 96 hours following childbirth by caesarean section; provides similar coverage for patients who are recipients of medicaid.
2009-A5047A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A5047A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing mandatory minimum medicaid coverage for hospital confinement for childbirth PURPOSE: To require Medicaid to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours for natural delivery and 96 hours following caesarean section as is currently provided by private insurers and HMO's. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new subdivision 6-a to Social services Law 8365-a to require Medicaid to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours for natural delivery and 96 hours following caesarean section. It also provides that coverage may be provided for a shorter period of time under certain circumstances outlined in the bill. Section 2 provides that the act shall take effect 180 days after becoming law. EXISTING LAW: Chapter 56 of 1996 established mandatory minimum periods of coverage by insurers and HMO's and care by hospitals for maternity stays following childbirth. JUSTIFICATION: In 1996 the legislature addressed the growing trend of
2009-A5047A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5047--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 10, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, CHRISTENSEN, PHEFFER, BARRA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BOYLAND, COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, DINOWITZ, GLICK, HIKIND, MARKEY, McENENY, J. RIVERA, SCARBOROUGH, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services -- recommitted to the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing mandatory minimum medicaid coverage for hospital confinement for childbirth THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 365-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 6-A. MEDICAID ASSISTANCE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE, FOR MOTHER AND NEWBORN, COVERAGE OF HOSPITAL CONFINEMENT OF AT LEAST FORTY-EIGHT HOURS FOLLOWING A VAGINAL DELIVERY AND AT LEAST NINETY-SIX HOURS FOLLOWING A CAESAREAN SECTION. NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT MAY PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR A SHORTER PERIOD OF HOSPITAL CONFINEMENT PROVIDED THAT: (A) THE MOTHER IN HER SOLE DISCRETION, EXERCISES THE OPTION TO BE DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL EARLIER THAN THE TIME PERIOD STATED ABOVE; AND (B) THE TREATING PHYSICIAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED MEDICAL STANDARDS, HAS DETERMINED THAT THE MOTHER AND NEWBORN ARE READY FOR DISCHARGE; AND (C) POST-DISCHARGE FOLLOW-UP INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE HOME VISIT PROVIDED WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF DISCHARGE BY A LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHOSE SCOPE OF PRACTICE INCLUDES PROVIDING POSTPARTUM CARE AND SUCH OTHER HOME VISITS AS ARE DEEMED APPROPRIATE. COVERAGE OF SUCH HOME VISITS SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, PARENT EDUCATION, ASSISTANCE AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01259-03-9
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