Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to health |
Dec 20, 2017 |
print number 6363a |
Dec 20, 2017 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
May 11, 2017 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S6363A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
2017-S6363 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2803, Pub Health L; amd §122-b, Gen Muni, amd §§603, 605, 606 & 608, Fin Serv L; amd §3241, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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S1793
2017-S6363 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6363 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital statements of rights and responsibilities of patients; to amend the financial services law, in relation to dispute resolution for emergency services; and to amend the financial services law and the insurance law, in relation to assignment of health insurance benefits PURPOSE : Ensure consumers are held harmless from charges for emergency services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one amends Public Health Law § 2803(1) to update the patient rights and responsibilities to advise patients of their right to be held harmless in certain situations. Section two amends the Financial Services Law §§ 605, 607 and 608 to include hospital charges in the emergency charges that are subject to the independent dispute resolution process and to ensure that when a patient assigns benefits to a non-participating hospital or physician for emergency charges the patient is held harmless and the insurer acknowledges the assignment of benefits and issues payment to the
2017-S6363 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6363 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- 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 hospital state- ments of rights and responsibilities of patients; to amend the finan- cial services law, in relation to dispute resolution for emergency services; and to amend the financial services law and the insurance law, in relation to assignment of health insurance benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 1 of section 2803 of the public health law, as added by chapter 241 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: (k) The statement regarding patient rights and responsibilities, required pursuant to paragraph (g) of this subdivision, shall include provisions informing the patient of his or her right to [choose] BE HELD HARMLESS FROM CERTAIN BILLS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND SURPRISE BILLS, AND to submit surprise bills or bills for emergency services to the independent dispute process established in article six of the financial services law, and informing the patient of his or her right to view a list of the hospital's standard charges and the health plans the hospi- tal participates with consistent with section twenty-four of this chap- ter. § 2. Sections 605, 606 and 608 of the financial services law, as added by section 26 of part H of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as follows: § 605. Dispute resolution for emergency services. (a) Emergency services for an insured. (1) When a health care plan receives a bill for emergency services from a non-participating physician OR HOSPITAL, the health care plan shall pay an amount that it determines is reasonable for the emergency services rendered by the non-participating physician OR HOSPITAL, in accordance with section three thousand two hundred twen- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2017-S6363A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2803, Pub Health L; amd §122-b, Gen Muni, amd §§603, 605, 606 & 608, Fin Serv L; amd §3241, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
-
S1793
2017-S6363A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6363A SPONSOR: HANNON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital statements of rights and responsibilities of patients; to amend the general municipal law, in relation to insurance coverage of ambu- lance and emergency medical services; to amend the financial services law, in relation to dispute resolution for emergency services; and to amend the financial services law and the insurance law, in relation to assignment of health insurance benefits PURPOSE: Ensure consumers are held harmless from charges for emergency services, including ambulance and hospital charges. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends Public Health Law § 2803(1) to update the patient rights and responsibilities to advise patients of their right to be held harmless in certain situations.
2017-S6363A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6363--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital state- ments of rights and responsibilities of patients; to amend the general municipal law, in relation to insurance coverage of ambulance and emergency medical services; to amend the financial services law, in relation to dispute resolution for emergency services; and to amend the financial services law and the insurance law, in relation to assignment of health insurance benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 1 of section 2803 of the public health law, as added by chapter 241 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: (k) The statement regarding patient rights and responsibilities, required pursuant to paragraph (g) of this subdivision, shall include provisions informing the patient of his or her right to [choose] BE HELD HARMLESS FROM CERTAIN BILLS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND SURPRISE BILLS, AND to submit surprise bills or bills for emergency services to the independent dispute process established in article six of the financial services law, and informing the patient of his or her right to view a list of the hospital's standard charges and the health plans the hospi- tal participates with consistent with section twenty-four of this chap- ter. § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 122-b of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 303 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: 2. Such municipality shall formulate rules and regulations relating to the use of such apparatus and equipment in the provision of emergency EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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