Assembly Bill A6211B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law

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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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2019-A6211 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3224-a, 3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10735
2011-2012: A1341, A4093
2013-2014: A7534
2015-2016: A6195, A8581
2017-2018: A343
2021-2022: A1309
2023-2024: A250

2019-A6211 - Summary

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law; exempts a city with a population of one million or more persons.

2019-A6211 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6211
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MAGNARELLI, ZEBROWSKI, STIRPE, COOK, GOTTFRIED,
   WOERNER,  FAHY,  MOSLEY,  FINCH,   MONTESANO,   SANTABARBARA,   BLAKE,
   PEOPLES-STOKES,  GALEF, COLTON, GUNTHER, OTIS, BRONSON, RAIA -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ARROYO, CROUCH, GANTT, HEVESI, JOHNS,  KOLB,
   PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to prehospi-
   tal emergency medical services providers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding a
 new subsection (k) to read as follows:
   (K) PAYMENTS TO NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED  PROVIDERS  OF  AMBU-
 LANCE  SERVICES  LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
 (1) WHENEVER AN INSURER OR AN ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION  LICENSED  OR
 CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER
 OR  ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW PROVIDES THAT ANY HEALTH
 CARE CLAIMS SUBMITTED UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS  ISSUED  OR  ENTERED
 INTO  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE  OR  ARTICLE FORTY-TWO, FORTY-THREE OR
 FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH
 LAW  ARE  PAYABLE  TO A PARTICIPATING OR PREFERRED PROVIDER OF AMBULANCE
 SERVICES FOR SERVICES RENDERED, THE  INSURER,  ORGANIZATION,  OR  CORPO-
 RATION  LICENSED  OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-
 SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW
 SHALL  BE REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH BENEFITS EITHER DIRECTLY TO ANY SIMILARLY
 LICENSED NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED  PROVIDER  AT  THE  USUAL  AND
 CUSTOMARY CHARGE, WHICH SHALL NOT BE EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE, WHEN THE
 PROVIDER HAS RENDERED SUCH SERVICES, HAS ON FILE A DULY EXECUTED ASSIGN-
 MENT  OF  BENEFITS, AND HAS CAUSED NOTICE OF SUCH ASSIGNMENT TO BE GIVEN
 TO THE INSURER,  ORGANIZATION,  OR  CORPORATION  LICENSED  OR  CERTIFIED
 PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTI-
 CLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW OR JOINTLY  TO  SUCH  NONPARTIC-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A6211A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3224-a, 3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10735
2011-2012: A1341, A4093
2013-2014: A7534
2015-2016: A6195, A8581
2017-2018: A343
2021-2022: A1309
2023-2024: A250

2019-A6211A - Summary

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law; exempts a city with a population of one million or more persons.

2019-A6211A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6211--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MAGNARELLI, ZEBROWSKI, STIRPE, COOK, GOTTFRIED,
   WOERNER,  FAHY,  MOSLEY,  FINCH,   MONTESANO,   SANTABARBARA,   BLAKE,
   PEOPLES-STOKES,  GALEF,  COLTON, GUNTHER, OTIS, BRONSON, RAIA, HUNTER,
   JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, CROUCH, GANTT,  HEVE-
   SI,  JOHNS,  KOLB, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to prehospi-
   tal emergency medical services providers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding a
 new subsection (k) to read as follows:
   (K) PAYMENTS TO NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED  PROVIDERS  OF  AMBU-
 LANCE  SERVICES  LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
 (1) EXCEPT IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE  PERSONS,
 WHENEVER  AN  INSURER  OR  AN  ORGANIZATION,  OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR
 CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER
 OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW PROVIDES THAT ANY  HEALTH
 CARE  CLAIMS  SUBMITTED  UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS ISSUED OR ENTERED
 INTO PURSUANT TO THIS  ARTICLE  OR  ARTICLE  FORTY-TWO,  FORTY-THREE  OR
 FORTY-SEVEN  OF THIS CHAPTER AND ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
 LAW ARE PAYABLE TO A PARTICIPATING OR PREFERRED  PROVIDER  OF  AMBULANCE
 SERVICES  FOR  SERVICES  RENDERED,  THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPO-
 RATION LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE  OR  FORTY-
 SEVEN  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW
 SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH BENEFITS EITHER DIRECTLY TO ANY  SIMILARLY
 LICENSED  NONPARTICIPATING  OR  NONPREFERRED  PROVIDER  AT THE USUAL AND
 CUSTOMARY CHARGE, WHICH SHALL NOT BE EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE, WHEN THE
 PROVIDER HAS RENDERED SUCH SERVICES, HAS ON FILE A DULY EXECUTED ASSIGN-
 MENT OF BENEFITS, AND HAS CAUSED NOTICE OF SUCH ASSIGNMENT TO  BE  GIVEN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2019-A6211B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3224-a, 3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10735
2011-2012: A1341, A4093
2013-2014: A7534
2015-2016: A6195, A8581
2017-2018: A343
2021-2022: A1309
2023-2024: A250

2019-A6211B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law; exempts a city with a population of one million or more persons.

2019-A6211B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6211--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MAGNARELLI, ZEBROWSKI, STIRPE, COOK, GOTTFRIED,
   WOERNER,  FAHY,  MOSLEY,  FINCH,   MONTESANO,   SANTABARBARA,   BLAKE,
   PEOPLES-STOKES,  GALEF,  COLTON, GUNTHER, OTIS, BRONSON, RAIA, HUNTER,
   JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, CROUCH, GANTT,  HEVE-
   SI,  JOHNS,  KOLB, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended  and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to
   the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to prehospi-
   tal emergency medical services providers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding a
 new subsection (k) to read as follows:
   (K) PAYMENTS TO NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED  PROVIDERS  OF  AMBU-
 LANCE  SERVICES  LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
 (1) EXCEPT IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE  PERSONS,
 WHENEVER  AN  INSURER  OR  AN  ORGANIZATION,  OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR
 CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER
 OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW PROVIDES THAT ANY  HEALTH
 CARE  CLAIMS  SUBMITTED  UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS ISSUED OR ENTERED
 INTO PURSUANT TO THIS  ARTICLE  OR  ARTICLE  FORTY-TWO,  FORTY-THREE  OR
 FORTY-SEVEN  OF THIS CHAPTER AND ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
 LAW ARE PAYABLE TO A PARTICIPATING OR PREFERRED  PROVIDER  OF  AMBULANCE
 SERVICES  FOR  SERVICES  RENDERED,  THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPO-
 RATION LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE  OR  FORTY-
 SEVEN  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW
 SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH BENEFITS EITHER DIRECTLY TO ANY  SIMILARLY
 LICENSED  NONPARTICIPATING  OR  NONPREFERRED  PROVIDER  AT THE USUAL AND
 CUSTOMARY CHARGE AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION  THREE  THOUSAND  TWO  HUNDRED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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