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                                 7111--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. SKARTADOS, GIGLIO, PALMESANO, MONTESANO, WOERNER,
  BLANKENBUSH,  FITZPATRICK  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LOPEZ --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Health  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee on Health 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 public health law, in relation to payments to rural
  hospitals designated as critical access hospitals

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 2807 of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
  (J)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY AND, SUBJECT TO AN  APPROPRIATION
THEREFOR,  ON  AND  AFTER  APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, RATES OF
PAYMENT  FOR  DIAGNOSTIC  AND  TREATMENT  CENTER   SERVICES,   EMERGENCY
SERVICES,  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  OUTPATIENT  SERVICES,  AMBULATORY SURGICAL
SERVICES AND REFERRED AMBULATORY SERVICES, PROVIDED BY A RURAL  HOSPITAL
DESIGNATED  AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE XVIII
OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT SHALL BE EQUAL  TO  ONE  HUNDRED  ONE
PERCENT OF THE REASONABLE COSTS OF A FACILITY IN PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES
TO  PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR PAYMENTS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVI-
SION. REASONABLE COSTS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN A MANNER  CONSISTENT  WITH
THAT  USED  TO DETERMINE PAYMENT FOR OUTPATIENT CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL
SERVICES PROVIDED TO BENEFICIARIES OF TITLE XVIII OF THE FEDERAL  SOCIAL
SECURITY  ACT.  FOR  FACILITIES  WITHOUT  ADEQUATE COST EXPERIENCE, SUCH
RATES SHALL BE BASED ON BUDGETED  COSTS  SUBSEQUENTLY  ADJUSTED  TO  ONE
HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF REASONABLE ACTUAL COSTS.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the implementation of the provisions of this act shall be subject to the
appropriation of moneys specifically for the purposes thereof.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06120-02-6