Assembly Actions -
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Jun 07, 2024 |
committed to rules |
Feb 26, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 14, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 13, 2024 |
1st report cal.450 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to health |
Jun 10, 2023 |
committed to rules |
May 22, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
May 18, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 17, 2023 |
1st report cal.1049 |
Jan 31, 2023 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S3402
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 52nd Senate District
2023-S3402 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6898
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4903, Pub Health L; amd §4903, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S6920
2023-S3402 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3402 SPONSOR: BRESLIN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to providing that the failure by the utilization review agent to make a determination within certain time periods shall be deemed to be an approval of the health care services PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This purpose of this bill is to ensure timely determinations by health plans regarding the provision of healthcare services, which would miti- gate potential delays in patient care. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would amend subdivision 7 of section 4903 of the public health law and subsection (g) of section 4903 of the insurance law to provide that failure by a utilization review agent to make a determination with- in required time periods would be deemed to be an approval of the health
2023-S3402 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3402 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to providing that the failure by the utilization review agent to make a determination within certain time periods shall be deemed to be an approval of the health care services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 4903 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 512 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: 7. Failure by the utilization review agent to make a determination within the time periods prescribed in this section shall be deemed to be an [adverse determination subject to appeal pursuant to section forty- nine hundred four of this title, provided, however, that] APPROVAL OF THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN QUESTION AND failure to meet such time peri- ods for a step therapy protocol as defined in subdivision seven-f-three of section forty-nine hundred of this title or a step therapy protocol override determination pursuant to subdivisions three-a, three-b and three-c of this section shall be deemed to be an override of the step therapy protocol. § 2. Subsection (g) of section 4903 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 512 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: (g) Failure by the utilization review agent to make a determination within the time periods prescribed in this section shall be deemed to be an [adverse determination subject to appeal pursuant to section four thousand nine hundred four of this title, provided, however, that] APPROVAL OF THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN QUESTION AND failure to meet such time periods for a step therapy protocol as defined in subsection (g-9) of section forty-nine hundred of this title or a step therapy protocol override determination pursuant to subsections (c-1), (c-2) and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08337-01-3
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