Assembly Bill A5521

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Amends the inpatient reimbursement rates for certain general hospitals

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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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2013-A5521 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2807-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10119
2011-2012: A4891

2013-A5521 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the inpatient reimbursement rates for those general hospitals most significantly affected by revenue losses resulting from Medicaid rebasing that took effect 12/1/2009.

2013-A5521 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5521

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GABRYSZAK, GIGLIO -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Health

AN ACT to  amend  the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  inpatient
  reimbursement rates for general hospitals

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 35 of section  2807-c  of  the
public  health  law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (vi) to read
as follows:
  (VI) (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,
A  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  WHOSE  TOTAL  MEDICAID REVENUES RESULTING FROM THE
MEDICAID RATES THAT TOOK EFFECT ON DECEMBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE
PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT
THE HOSPITAL RANKS AMONG THE TOP FIVE PERCENT OF HOSPITALS IN  NEW  YORK
STATE IN TERMS OF THE PERCENTAGE REDUCTION IN THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL MEDI-
CAID  REVENUES, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AN ADD-ON TO ITS RATES THAT
IS EQUIVALENT TO THE INCREMENTAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UNINSURED  UNITS  OF
SERVICES  AND  COST  BASED  METHODOLOGIES FOR THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND NINE
INDIGENT CARE POOL. SUCH DIFFERENCE SHALL BE DIVIDED  BY  THE  YEAR  TWO
THOUSAND FIVE FEE-FOR-SERVICE DISCHARGES.
  (B)  FUNDS  IN AN AMOUNT TOTALING THREE MILLION SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
SHALL BE ALLOCATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SHALL BE OFFSET  IN  THE
BUDGET  NEUTRALITY  FACTOR FOR THE STATE-WIDE RATES. THE COMMISSIONER IS
HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO  IMPLE-
MENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2014, provided, however, that
the  commissioner  of  health shall promulgate any rules and regulations
necessary for the implementation of this act on or before such effective
date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09172-01-3

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