Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to health |
Jun 12, 2019 |
print number 1793a |
Jun 12, 2019 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
Jan 16, 2019 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1793A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd 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
2019-S1793 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Financial Services 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 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S6363
2019-S1793 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1793 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: 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 emer- gency 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
2019-S1793 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1793 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- 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 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 medical services or ambulance service and may fix a schedule of fees or charges to be paid by persons requesting the use of such facilities. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2019-S1793A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Financial Services 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 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
-
S6363
2019-S1793A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1793A SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the financial services law, in relation to services rendered by a non-participating provider; 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 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 PURPOSE: To ensure consumers are held harmless from charges for surprise bills or out of network emergency services, including ambulance charges and are not balance billed by health care providers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill makes amendments to various sections of financial services law, public health law, general municipal law and insurance law to
2019-S1793A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1793--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- 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 financial services law, in relation to services rendered by a non-participating provider; 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 insur- ance 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. Subsection (h) of section 603 of the financial services law, as added by section 26 of part H of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: (h) "Surprise bill" means a bill for health care services, other than emergency services, received by: (1) an insured for services rendered by a non-participating physician at a participating hospital or ambulatory surgical center, where a participating physician is unavailable or a non-participating physician renders services without the insured's knowledge, or unforeseen medical services arise at the time the health care services are rendered; provided, however, that a surprise bill shall not mean a bill received for health care services when a participating physician is available and the insured has elected to obtain services from a non-participating physician; (2) an insured for services rendered by a non-participating provider, where the services were referred by a participating physician to a non- participating provider without explicit written consent of the insured EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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