Assembly Bill A5357

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to referrals of patients for health related items or services

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A5357 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6585
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง238-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9933, S6955
2011-2012: A3551, S4660
2015-2016: A7374, S772
2017-2018: A6171, S156
2019-2020: A2413, S467
2021-2022: A6781, S1171

2013-A5357 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to referrals of patients for health related items or services that are prohibited under law.

2013-A5357 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5357

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, WEISENBERG, GALEF, PAULIN, CYMBROWITZ,
  LAVINE,  JAFFEE,  MONTESANO, MAGNARELLI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. BRENNAN, CLARK, CORWIN, CROUCH, MAGEE -- read once and referred  to
  the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to referrals of
  patients for health or health related items or services

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (g)  of  subdivision 2 of section 238-a of the
public health law, as added by chapter 803  of  the  laws  of  1992,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (g)  [in the case of any other financial relationship which the public
health council determines  and  specifies  in  regulations,  subject  to
approval  by the commissioner, does not pose a substantial risk of payor
or patient abuse in relation to  patient  benefits  consistent,  to  the
extent  practicable,  with  financial  relationships  specified in regu-
lations adopted pursuant to  federal  law  applicable  to  reimbursement
pursuant  to  title  XVIII of the federal social security act (medicare)
for clinical laboratory services  provided  to  beneficiaries  of  title
XVIII  of  the  federal  social security act (medicare)] ANY ARRANGEMENT
THAT, UNDER THE FEDERAL STATUTORY PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REFERRALS CODI-
FIED AT 42 U.S.C. 1395NN AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED  THEREUNDER,  WOULD
BE  AN  ARRANGEMENT  BETWEEN A PRACTITIONER (OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER)
AND A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER THAT:
  (I) WOULD NOT BE A FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP IF EXISTING BETWEEN A PHYSI-
CIAN AND AN ENTITY, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED UNDER SUCH FEDERAL LAW  OR
REGULATIONS; OR
  (II) WOULD SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF AN EXCEPTION RELATING TO FINAN-
CIAL  RELATIONSHIPS  PROVIDED  UNDER  SUCH FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATIONS IF
EXISTING BETWEEN A PHYSICIAN AND AN ENTITY, AS SUCH  TERMS  ARE  DEFINED
UNDER SUCH FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATIONS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01597-01-3
              

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