Senate Bill S5764A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that no policy of group accident, group health or group accident and health shall impose copayments for physical or occupational therapy greater than copays for similar services provided by a physician

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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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Bill Amendments

2017-S5764 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A569
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 4235, 4301 & 4322, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4321, A8171
2011-2012: S4870, A187
2013-2014: S2319, A1666
2015-2016: S28, A1063
2019-2020: S3751, A405
2021-2022: S3562, A594
2023-2024: S1470, A6345

2017-S5764 - Summary

Provides that no policy of group accident, group health or group accident and health shall impose copayments for physical or occupational therapy greater than the copay for similar services provided by a physician.

2017-S5764 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5764 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5764
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance  law,  in  relation  to  physical  therapy
   services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph 23 of subsection  (i)  of  section  3216  of  the
 insurance  law,  as added by chapter 593 of the laws of 2000, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (23) If a policy provides for reimbursement for physical  and  occupa-
 tional therapy service which is within the lawful scope of practice of a
 duly  licensed  physical  or occupational therapist, an insured shall be
 entitled to reimbursement for such service whether the said  service  is
 performed  by a physician or through a duly licensed physical or occupa-
 tional therapist, provided however, that nothing contained herein  shall
 be  construed  to  impair any terms of such policy including appropriate
 utilization review and the requirement that said  service  be  performed
 pursuant to a medical order, or a similar or related service of a physi-
 cian  PROVIDED THAT SUCH TERMS SHALL NOT IMPOSE CO-PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF
 TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT TO THE  PROVIDER  OF  CARE  OR
 DIFFERENT  DEDUCTIBLES, CO-PAYMENTS OR CO-INSURANCE AMOUNTS ON THE BASIS
 OF THE SETTING IN WHICH SUCH PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES ARE  RENDERED  OR
 WHETHER THE SERVICES ARE PERFORMED BY A PHYSICAL THERAPIST OR PHYSICIAN.
   § 2. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 1 of subsection (f) of section 4235
 of  the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (A) Any policy of group accident, group health or group  accident  and
 health  insurance  may include provisions for the payment by the insurer
 of benefits for expenses incurred on account  of  hospital,  medical  or
 surgical  care or physical and occupational therapy by licensed physical
 and occupational therapists upon  the  prescription  or  referral  of  a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S5764A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A569
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 4235, 4301 & 4322, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4321, A8171
2011-2012: S4870, A187
2013-2014: S2319, A1666
2015-2016: S28, A1063
2019-2020: S3751, A405
2021-2022: S3562, A594
2023-2024: S1470, A6345

2017-S5764A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no policy of group accident, group health or group accident and health shall impose copayments for physical or occupational therapy greater than the copay for similar services provided by a physician.

2017-S5764A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5764A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5764--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance  law,  in  relation  to  physical  therapy
   services

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 23 of subsection  (i)  of  section  3216  of  the
 insurance  law,  as added by chapter 593 of the laws of 2000, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (23) If a policy provides for reimbursement for physical  and  occupa-
 tional therapy service which is within the lawful scope of practice of a
 duly  licensed  physical  or occupational therapist, an insured shall be
 entitled to reimbursement for such service whether the said  service  is
 performed  by a physician or through a duly licensed physical or occupa-
 tional therapist, provided however, that nothing contained herein  shall
 be  construed  to  impair any terms of such policy including appropriate
 utilization review and the requirement that said  service  be  performed
 pursuant to a medical order, or a similar or related service of a physi-
 cian.    AN  INSURER  SHALL NOT IMPOSE A COPAYMENT OR COINSURANCE AMOUNT
 CHARGED TO THE INSURED FOR SERVICES RENDERED FOR EACH DATE OF SERVICE BY
 A PHYSICAL THERAPIST LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-SIX  OF
 THE  EDUCATION  LAW  OR AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE
 ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THE EDUCATION LAW  THAT  IS  GREATER  THAN  THE
 COPAYMENT  OR  COINSURANCE  AMOUNT  IMPOSED  ON THE INSURED FOR SERVICES
 PROVIDED TO THE INSURED FOR  AN  OFFICE  VISIT  FOR  THE  SERVICE  OF  A
 LICENSED  PRIMARY  CARE PHYSICIAN OR OSTEOPATH FOR THE SAME OR A SIMILAR
 DIAGNOSED CONDITION EVEN IF A DIFFERENT NOMENCLATURE IS USED TO DESCRIBE
 THE CONDITION FOR WHICH THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01314-02-7
              

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