Senate Bill S7758

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-S7758 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8511
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4406-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S2189, A1749

2021-S7758 (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-S7758 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7758 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7758
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- 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  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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