Senate Bill S4462

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S4462 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง3224-a, 3216 & 3221, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2714
2013-2014: S3542
2015-2016: S1764
2017-2018: S2527
2019-2020: S3526
2021-2022: S3556
2023-2024: S1466

2009-S4462 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law.

2009-S4462 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4462 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4462

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to  prehospi-
  tal emergency medical services providers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding  a
new subsection (g) to read as follows:
  (G)  PAYMENTS  TO  NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDERS OF AMBU-
LANCE SERVICES LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW.
(1) WHENEVER AN INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTI-
FIED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  FORTY-THREE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR  ARTICLE
FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW PROVIDES THAT ANY HEALTH CARE CLAIMS
SUBMITTED UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS ISSUED OR ENTERED INTO  PURSUANT
TO  THIS  ARTICLE  OR ARTICLES FORTY-TWO AND FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER
AND ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW ARE PAYABLE TO A PARTIC-
IPATING  OR  PREFERRED  PROVIDER  OF  AMBULANCE  SERVICES  FOR  SERVICES
RENDERED,  THE  INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTI-
FIED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  FORTY-THREE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR  ARTICLE
FORTY-FOUR  OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH BENE-
FITS EITHER DIRECTLY  TO  ANY  SIMILARLY  LICENSED  NONPARTICIPATING  OR
NONPREFERRED  PROVIDER  AT  SAID  PROVIDER'S USUAL AND CUSTOMARY CHARGE,
WHICH SHALL NOT BE EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE,  WHEN  SAID  PROVIDER  HAS
RENDERED  SUCH  SERVICES,  HAS A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS, AND HAS
CAUSED WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH ASSIGNMENT TO BE  GIVEN  TO  THE  INSURER,
ORGANIZATION,  OR  CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH
LAW  OR JOINTLY TO SUCH NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDER AND TO
THE INSURED, SUBSCRIBER, OR OTHER  COVERED  PERSON;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
THAT  IN  EITHER CASE THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED
OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR  ARTICLE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10551-02-9
              

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