Assembly Actions -
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Jan 20, 2016 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health |
Jan 09, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1288
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 58th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S1288 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง2807, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S4375
2015-S1288 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1288 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the commissioner of health to make recommendations relating to increasing certain ambulatory patient group reimbursement rates PURPOSE: Directs the commissioner of health to make recommendations to the governor and the legislature on increasing ambulatory patient group rates for services provided by rural critical access hospitals. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends Subdivision 2-a of section 2807 of the Public Health Law by adding a new paragraph (j) directing the commissioner of health, in conjunction with hospital industry representatives, to make written recommendations to the Governor and the legislature, including proposed legislation, for increasing Ambulatory Patient group rates for rural critical access hospitals by October 1, 2015. The recommendations must account for increased operating expenses of inherent to these hospitals, as well as the need to maintain access, in rural areas. The proposed language, subject to legislative approval, would be for inclusion in the 2016-2017 state budget, with rate increases to be effective April 1, 2016. Section two provides the enactment date.
2015-S1288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1288 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- (at request of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the commissioner of health to make recommendations relating to increasing certain ambulatory patient group reimbursement rates 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) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH HOSPITAL INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES, PROVIDE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, ON INCREASING AMBULATORY PATIENT GROUPS REIMBURSEMENT RATES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES, GENERAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES, DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER SERVICES AND AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES, PROVIDED BY RURAL HOSPITALS DESIGNATED AS CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE XVIII OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE INCREASED COSTS OF PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS AS WELL AS THE NEED TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO SUCH SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION, THE RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL CONTAIN PROPOSED LEGIS- LATION, FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN FISCAL YEAR, TO EFFECTUATE RATE INCREASES EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06121-01-5
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