Assembly Bill A10572

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to payments to rural hospitals designated as critical access 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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2017-A10572 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4536
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6617
2019-2020: A4561, S449
2021-2022: A2668, S1327
2023-2024: A3361, S3445

2017-A10572 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to payments to rural hospitals designated as critical access hospitals.

2017-A10572 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10572
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 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  NINETEEN,  RATES  OF
 PAYMENT   FOR   DIAGNOSTIC  AND  TREATMENT  CENTER  SERVICES,  EMERGENCY
 SERVICES, GENERAL HOSPITAL INPATIENT AND 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  SUBDIVISION.  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 EXPE-
 RIENCE, SUCH  RATES  SHALL  BE  BASED  ON  BUDGETED  COSTS  SUBSEQUENTLY
 ADJUSTED TO ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF REASONABLE ACTUAL COSTS.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD01552-06-8

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