Assembly Bill A8442

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Shortens time frames during which an insurer has to determine whether a pre-authorization request is medically necessary

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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-A8442 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6459
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4903, Ins L; amd §4903, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5129, S1397
2017-2018: A862
2019-2020: A383
2021-2022: A562

2013-A8442 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Shortens time frames during which an insurer has to determine whether a pre-authorization request is medically necessary from three business days to three days.

2013-A8442 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8442

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation
  to shortening time frames during which an  insurer  has  to  determine
  whether a pre-authorization request is medically necessary

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

  Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 4903 of  the  insurance  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  514  of  the  laws  of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
  (b) A utilization review agent shall make a utilization review  deter-
mination  involving health care services which require pre-authorization
and provide notice of a determination to the insured or insured's desig-
nee and the insured's health care provider by telephone and  in  writing
within three [business] days of receipt of the necessary information. To
the  extent  practicable,  such  written  notification to the enrollee's
health care provider shall be transmitted electronically,  in  a  manner
and in a form agreed upon by the parties.
  S  2.  Subdivision  2  of  section  4903  of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 514 of the laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2. A utilization review agent shall make a utilization review determi-
nation  involving  health  care services which require pre-authorization
and provide notice of a determination  to  the  enrollee  or  enrollee's
designee  and  the  enrollee's  health care provider by telephone and in
writing within three [business] days of receipt of the necessary  infor-
mation.  To  the  extent  practicable,  such written notification to the
enrollee's health care provider shall be transmitted electronically,  in
a manner and in a form agreed upon by the parties.
  S  3.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
manner as section 5 of chapter 514 of the laws of 2013, takes effect.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13491-01-4

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