Senate Bill S1849

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires providers of insurance policies to maintain a database of health care providers offering foreign language services

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee

  • 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-S1849 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6377
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3102, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7740
2017-2018: S3587
2019-2020: S3245
2021-2022: S3679

2023-S1849 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires providers of insurance policies to maintain a database of health care providers offering foreign language services.

2023-S1849 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1849 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1849
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to maintaining a database
   of certain foreign language services as  required  by  federal  health
   care reform laws

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3102 of the insurance law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subsection (g) to read as follows:
   (G)  FOREIGN  LANGUAGE SERVICES DATABASE REQUIREMENT.  THE PROVIDER OF
 ANY INSURANCE POLICY REQUIRED UNDER THE UNITED STATES PATIENT PROTECTION
 AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (PUB. L. NO.  111-148, 124 STAT. 119 (2010)) AND
 THE UNITED STATES HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT  OF  2010
 (PUB. L. NO. 111-152, 124 STAT. 1029 (2010)) TO PROVIDE FOREIGN LANGUAGE
 SERVICES  SHALL MAINTAIN A DATABASE, AVAILABLE TO EVERY CUSTOMER, CLIENT
 OR INSURED INDIVIDUAL UNDER  SUCH  PROVIDER'S  POLICIES.  SUCH  DATABASE
 SHALL  CONTAIN  THE  NAME,  LOCATION,  SPECIALTY AND LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY
 DOCTORS, PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDERS  COVERED  BY  SUCH
 INSURANCE PROVIDER'S POLICIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03544-01-3

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