Assembly Actions -
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Jun 11, 2014 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 10, 2014 |
ordered to third reading cal.1245 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 23, 2014 |
print number 4337b |
Jan 23, 2014 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 13, 2013 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 12, 2013 |
ordered to third reading cal.1342 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 03, 2013 |
print number 4337a |
Jun 03, 2013 |
amend and recommit to health |
Mar 21, 2013 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S4337A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 58th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2013-S4337 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2, Pub Health L; amd §§3216, 3221, 3229 & 4303, Ins L; amd §367-u, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
S6969
2013-S4337 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4337 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, the insurance law and the social services law, in relation to the provision of telehealth services PURPOSE: Requires insurers and medical assistance for needy persons to provide coverage for the provision of telehealth services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one would amend subdivision 1 of section 2 of the public health law to provide definitions for "distant site," "health care provider," "originating site," "telehealth" and "telemedicine." Section two, three, four, and five would amend various provisions of the insurance law to require individual accident and health insurance, group or blanket accident and health insurance, and medical expense indemnity corporations or hospital service corporations that provide hospital, medical or surgical care to also provide coverage for telehealth and telemedicine services, provided that the telemedicine services meet federal Medicare program requirements, and telehealth services are covered to the same extent as the home telehealth program provides under paragraph 3-c of subdivision 3614 of the public health
2013-S4337 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4337 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 21, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- (at request of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, the insurance law and the social services law, in relation to the provision of telehealth services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2 of the public health law is amended by adding five new paragraphs (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s) to read as follows: (O) DISTANT SITE. THE TERM "DISTANT SITE" MEANS A SITE AT WHICH A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IS LOCATED WHILE PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY MEANS OF A FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVED AND INTEROPERA- BLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. (P) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. THE TERM "HEALTH CARE PROVIDER" MEANS A PERSON LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-B, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OR ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE EDUCATION LAW; A PHYSICIANS PRACTICE GROUP; A HOSPITAL; A CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY; A LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAM; AND A LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICE AGENCY. (Q) ORIGINATING SITE. THE TERM "ORIGINATING SITE" MEANS A SITE AT WHICH A PATIENT IS LOCATED AT THE TIME HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO HIM OR HER BY MEANS OF A FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVED AND INTEROPERABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. (R) TELEHEALTH. THE TERM "TELEHEALTH" MEANS THE MODE OF DELIVERING HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY MEANS OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOL- OGIES CONSISTING OF TELEPHONES, REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING DEVICES OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS WHICH FACILITATE THE ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, CONSULTATION, TREATMENT, EDUCATION, CARE MANAGEMENT AND SELF MANAGEMENT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02532-01-3
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 58th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2013-S4337A - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2, Pub Health L; amd §§3216, 3221, 3229 & 4303, Ins L; amd §367-u, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
S6969
2013-S4337A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4337A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, the insurance law and the social services law, in relation to the provision of telehealth services PURPOSE: Requires insurers and medical assistance for needy persons to provide coverage for the provision of telehealth services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one would amend subdivision 1 of section 2 of the public health law to provide definitions for "distant site," "health care provider," "originating site," "telehealth" and "telemedicine." Section two, three, four, and five would amend various provisions of the insurance law to require individual accident and health insurance, group or blanket accident and health insurance, and medical expense indemnity corporations or hospital service corporations that provide hospital, medical or surgical care to also provide coverage for telehealth and telemedicine services, provided that the telemedicine services meet federal Medicare program requirements, and telehealth services are covered to the same extent as the home telehealth program provides under paragraph 3-c of subdivision 3614 of the public health
2013-S4337A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4337--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 21, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, O'MARA, RITCHIE, ROBACH, VALESKY -- (at request of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, the insurance law and the social services law, in relation to the provision of telehealth services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2 of the public health law is amended by adding five new paragraphs (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s) to read as follows: (O) DISTANT SITE. THE TERM "DISTANT SITE" MEANS A SITE AT WHICH A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IS LOCATED WHILE PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY MEANS OF A FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVED AND INTEROPERA- BLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. (P) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. THE TERM "HEALTH CARE PROVIDER" MEANS A PERSON LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-B, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OR ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE EDUCATION LAW; A PHYSICIANS PRACTICE GROUP; A HOSPITAL; A CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY; A LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAM; A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER AS DEFINED IN 42 U.S.C. 1395X (AA)(4); AND A LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICE AGENCY. (Q) ORIGINATING SITE. THE TERM "ORIGINATING SITE" MEANS A SITE AT WHICH A PATIENT IS LOCATED AT THE TIME HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO HIM OR HER BY MEANS OF A FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVED AND INTEROPERABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. (R) TELEHEALTH. THE TERM "TELEHEALTH" MEANS THE MODE OF DELIVERING HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY MEANS OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOL- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02532-02-3
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 58th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2013-S4337B (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2, Pub Health L; amd §§3216, 3221, 3229 & 4303, Ins L; amd §367-u, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
S6969
2013-S4337B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4337B TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, the insurance law and the social services law, in relation to the provision of telehealth services PURPOSE: Requires insurers and medical assistance for needy persons to provide coverage for the provision of telehealth services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one would amend subdivision 1 of section 2 of the public health law to provide definitions for "distant site," "health care provider," "originating site," "telehealth" and "telemedicine." Section two, three, four, and five would amend various provisions of the insurance law to require individual accident and health insurance, group or blanket accident and health insurance, and medical expense indemnity corporations or hospital service corporations that provide hospital, medical or surgical care to also provide coverage for telehealth and telemedicine services, provided that the telemedicine services meet federal Medicare program requirements, and telehealth services are covered to the same extent as the home telehealth program provides under paragraph 3-c of subdivision 3614 of the public health
2013-S4337B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4337--B 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 21, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, O'MARA, RITCHIE, ROBACH, VALESKY -- (at request of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, the insurance law and the social services law, in relation to the provision of telehealth services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2 of the public health law is amended by adding five new paragraphs (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s) to read as follows: (O) DISTANT SITE. THE TERM "DISTANT SITE" MEANS A SITE AT WHICH A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IS LOCATED WHILE PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY MEANS OF A FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVED AND INTEROPERA- BLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. (P) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. THE TERM "HEALTH CARE PROVIDER" MEANS A PERSON LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-B, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OR ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE EDUCATION LAW; A PHYSICIANS PRACTICE GROUP; A HOSPITAL; A CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY; A LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAM; A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER AS DEFINED IN 42 U.S.C. 1395X (AA)(4); AND A LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICE AGENCY. (Q) ORIGINATING SITE. THE TERM "ORIGINATING SITE" MEANS A SITE AT WHICH A PATIENT IS LOCATED AT THE TIME HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02532-04-4
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