Assembly Bill A5713

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study of the delivery of ambulatory care and other medical care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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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-A5713 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6375
Law Section:
Health, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10470, S8719

2021-A5713 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study of the delivery of ambulatory care and other medical care in this state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021-A5713 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5713
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 24, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. FALL, CUSICK, DARLING, DICKENS, O'DONNELL, SIMON,
   WALKER, TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of health to conduct a
   study of the delivery of ambulatory and other medical care in response
   to the COVID-19 pandemic

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   a.   The commissioner of health shall conduct a study of
 the delivery of primary care, urgent care, and commonly used  ambulatory
 health care services in this state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,
 including  the  current  situation  and  expected trends for the future.
 Entities to be studied  shall include clinics operating within or  spon-
 sored  by pharmacies and other retail businesses (retail clinics), ambu-
 latory health care offices open for extended hours without  an  appoint-
 ment  (urgent care centers), and major ambulatory health care  practices
 (whether in one  location  or  multiple  locations)  whose  health  care
 professionals are linked directly or indirectly in an economic relation-
 ship,  federally  qualified  health  centers,  community health centers,
 general hospital ambulatory care  clinics,  and  other  ambulatory  care
 centers.    Entities  to be studied shall not include ambulatory surgery
 centers or office-based surgery practices.
   b.  The study shall examine the impact of the respective  entities  on
 the delivery, quality, accessibility, and cost of ambulatory health care
 in  this state.   The commissioner shall make recommendations to improve
 the delivery, quality, accessibility, and cost  of  the  full  range  of
 ambulatory health care services required by communities in this state.
   c.    During  the  study the operator of a clinic, urgent care, and/or
 such major ambulatory health care practice shall give a 30-day notice to
 the department of health and locally elected officials before a closure,
 relocation or decertification.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06194-02-1

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