Assembly Bill A6227

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the department of health to convene a health technology assessment committee to advise the commissioner of health on coverage of health technology under the medical assistance program; repealer

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A6227 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1112
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add ยง365-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A7528, S4509

2015-A6227 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of health to convene a health technology assessment committee to advise the commissioner of health on coverage of health technology under the medical assistance program.

2015-A6227 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6227

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE, ROBINSON, LAVINE, COOK, RIVERA, HOOPER,
  MOYA, McDONALD, ROBERTS, LUPARDO,  BROOK-KRASNY,  ROSENTHAL,  GUNTHER,
  MAGNARELLI  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ARROYO, BRENNAN,
  GALEF, MAGEE, MOSLEY -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Health

AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a
  health technology assessment committee within the  medical  assistance
  program; and to repeal section 365-d of such law relating to early and
  periodic  screening  diagnosis  and  treatment  outreach demonstration
  projects

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

  Section  1. Section 365-d of the social services law is REPEALED and a
new section 365-d is added to read as follows:
  S 365-D. HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT  COMMITTEE.  1.  THE  DEPARTMENT
SHALL  CONVENE  A  HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE
SHALL, AT THE REQUEST OF  THE  COMMISSIONER,  PROVIDE  ADVICE  AND  MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS  REGARDING COVERAGE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY FOR PURPOSES OF
THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CONSULT  SUCH
COMMITTEE PRIOR TO ANY DETERMINATION TO EXCLUDE FROM COVERAGE ANY HEALTH
TECHNOLOGY  FROM  THE  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, "HEALTH TECHNOLOGY" MEANS MEDICAL DEVICES AND  SURGICAL  PROCE-
DURES  USED  IN  THE  PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE AND
OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
  2. (A) THE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT  COMMITTEE  SHALL  CONSIST  OF
THIRTEEN  MEMBERS, SEVEN OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER,
THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED  BY  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
SENATE,  AND  THREE  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY. MEMBERS SHALL SERVE THREE YEAR  TERMS;  EXCEPT  THAT  FOR  THE
INITIAL  APPOINTMENTS  TO  THE COMMITTEE, THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE
COMMISSIONER, AND ONE OF THE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE  TEMPORARY  PRESI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04020-02-5
              

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