Assembly Bill A3241A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides a premium reduction for physicians and licensed midwives who complete a risk management strategies course

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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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2023-A3241 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2506-a, Pub Health L; amd §2343, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A759
2011-2012: A344
2013-2014: A414
2015-2016: A115
2017-2018: A275
2019-2020: A568
2021-2022: A8392

2023-A3241 - Summary

Provides for a premium reduction for physicians and licensed midwives who complete a risk management strategies course in obstetrics or midwifery.

2023-A3241 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3241
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PAULIN, GUNTHER, L. ROSENTHAL, WOERNER, FAHY,
   TAYLOR,  CARROLL,  JACOBSON,  SIMON,   SEAWRIGHT,   SAYEGH,   BURDICK,
   JEAN-PIERRE, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, FORREST -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   LUPARDO,  McDONOUGH  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on
   Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation
   to premium reduction for obstetric practitioners who complete  a  risk
   management strategies course
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2506-a to read as follows:
   §  2506-A.  RISK  MANAGEMENT  STRATEGIES  IN  OBSTETRICS AND MIDWIFERY
 COURSES. 1. IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY, BIRTH  OUTCOMES  AND  TO
 PROMOTE  INFORMED  CONSULTATION  BY  PATIENTS  WITH THEIR PHYSICIANS AND
 LICENSED MIDWIVES DURING THE PRENATAL THROUGH INTRAPARTUM AND POSTPARTUM
 PERIODS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL APPROVE PROFESSIONAL  EDUCATION  COURSES
 FOR ELIGIBLE PHYSICIANS AND LICENSED MIDWIVES AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION
 FOUR  OF  THIS SECTION THAT COVERS RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN OBSTET-
 RICS AND MIDWIFERY AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. SUCH
 RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES COURSES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUCH STANDARDS AS
 THE COMMISSIONER MAY PRESCRIBE BY REGULATION. IN PRESCRIBING SUCH  REGU-
 LATIONS,  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY  CONSULT  WITH THE AMERICAN CONGRESS OF
 OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS, NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF  LICENSED
 MIDWIVES  AND  OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. AN ELIGIBLE PHYSICIAN OR
 LICENSED MIDWIFE WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES SUCH RISK MANAGEMENT STRATE-
 GIES COURSE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL  RECEIVE  CONTINUING  MEDICAL
 EDUCATION CREDIT AND A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.
   2.   COURSES ON RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES DURING THE PRENATAL THROUGH
 INTRAPARTUM AND POSTPARTUM PERIODS SHALL PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL
 GUIDELINES AND PATIENT SAFETY PROTOCOLS  FROM  BOTH  THE  MIDWIFERY  AND
 OBSTETRICAL  PERSPECTIVES. OPTIONS FOR COURSES SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR
 THE RESPECTIVE PROFESSION AND  MAY  INCLUDE  INFORMATION  AND  EDUCATION
 ADDRESSING  RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRACTICE OF OBSTETRICS AND MIDWIF-
 
              

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2023-A3241A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2506-a, Pub Health L; amd §2343, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A759
2011-2012: A344
2013-2014: A414
2015-2016: A115
2017-2018: A275
2019-2020: A568
2021-2022: A8392

2023-A3241A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a premium reduction for physicians and licensed midwives who complete a risk management strategies course in obstetrics or midwifery.

2023-A3241A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3241--A
                                                          Cal. No. 90
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PAULIN, GUNTHER, L. ROSENTHAL, WOERNER, FAHY,
   TAYLOR,  CARROLL,  JACOBSON,  SIMON,   SEAWRIGHT,   SAYEGH,   BURDICK,
   JEAN-PIERRE,     GONZALEZ-ROJAS,     FORREST,    WEPRIN,    LEVENBERG,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPARDO, McDONOUGH
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance -- ordered  to
   a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
   the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation
   to  premium  reduction for obstetric practitioners who complete a risk
   management strategies course
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2506-a to read as follows:
   § 2506-A. RISK  MANAGEMENT  STRATEGIES  IN  OBSTETRICS  AND  MIDWIFERY
 COURSES.  1.  IN  ORDER TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY, BIRTH OUTCOMES AND TO
 PROMOTE INFORMED CONSULTATION BY  PATIENTS  WITH  THEIR  PHYSICIANS  AND
 LICENSED MIDWIVES DURING THE PRENATAL THROUGH INTRAPARTUM AND POSTPARTUM
 PERIODS,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL APPROVE COURSES FOR ELIGIBLE PHYSICIANS
 AND LICENSED MIDWIVES AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR  OF  THIS  SECTION
 THAT  COVERS  RISK  MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN OBSTETRICS AND MIDWIFERY AS
 DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. SUCH RISK MANAGEMENT STRA-
 TEGIES COURSES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUCH STANDARDS  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER
 MAY  PRESCRIBE  BY  REGULATION.  IN  PRESCRIBING  SUCH  REGULATIONS, THE
 COMMISSIONER MAY CONSULT WITH THE AMERICAN CONGRESS OF OBSTETRICIANS AND
 GYNECOLOGISTS, NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED MIDWIVES AND OTHER
 HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
   2. COURSES ON RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES DURING THE  PRENATAL  THROUGH
 INTRAPARTUM AND POSTPARTUM PERIODS SHALL PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL
 GUIDELINES  AND  PATIENT  SAFETY  PROTOCOLS  FROM BOTH THE MIDWIFERY AND
 OBSTETRICAL PERSPECTIVES. OPTIONS FOR COURSES SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE  FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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