Assembly Bill A8511

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Expands health care plan contract coverage for any health care provider for one hundred twenty days after the termination of such contract

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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-A8511 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7758
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4406-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A1749, S2189

2021-A8511 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands health care plan contract coverage for any health care provider for one hundred twenty days after the termination of such contract.

2021-A8511 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8511
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to expanding health
   care plan contract coverage for  any  health  care  provider  for  one
   hundred twenty days after the termination of such contract

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 5-d of section 4406-c of the public health law,
 as added by chapter 451 of the laws of 2007, and as relettered by  chap-
 ter 237 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   5-d.  If  a  contract  between a plan and [a hospital] ANY HEALTH CARE
 PROVIDER is not renewed or is terminated by either  party,  the  parties
 shall  continue  to  abide  by  the  terms  of  such contract, including
 reimbursement terms, for a period of [two  months]  ONE  HUNDRED  TWENTY
 DAYS from the effective date of termination or, in the case of a non-re-
 newal,  from the end of the contract period. Notice shall be provided to
 all enrollees potentially affected by such  termination  or  non-renewal
 within  fifteen  days after commencement of the [two-months] ONE HUNDRED
 TWENTY DAY period. The commissioner shall have the  authority  to  waive
 the  [two-months]  ONE  HUNDRED  TWENTY  DAY  period upon the request of
 either party to a contract that is  being  terminated  for  cause.  This
 subdivision shall not apply where both parties mutually agree in writing
 to  the  termination  or non-renewal and the plan provides notice to the
 enrollee at least thirty days in advance of the date of contract  termi-
 nation.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that
 the amendments  to   subdivision 5-d of section  4406-c  of  the  public
 health  law made by section one of this act shall  not affect the repeal
 of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13444-01-1

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