Assembly Bill A1309

2021-2022 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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2021-A1309 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
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
2019-2020: A6211
2023-2024: A250

2021-A1309 (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.

2021-A1309 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1309
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MAGNARELLI, ZEBROWSKI, STIRPE, COOK, GOTTFRIED,
   WOERNER, FAHY, MONTESANO, SANTABARBARA, PEOPLES-STOKES, GALEF, COLTON,
   GUNTHER, OTIS, BRONSON, HUNTER, ABINANTI, BUTTENSCHON, McMAHON,  CRUZ,
   JOYNER, SAYEGH -- 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 (l) to read as follows:
   (L) 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
 FORTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, WHICH SHALL NOT BE EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE,
 WHEN  THE  PROVIDER  HAS  RENDERED  SUCH  SERVICES,  HAS  ON FILE A DULY
 EXECUTED ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS, AND HAS CAUSED NOTICE OF  SUCH  ASSIGN-
 MENT  TO  BE GIVEN TO THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED
 OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  FORTY-THREE  OR  FORTY-SEVEN  OF  THIS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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