Assembly Bill A848

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires providers to share electronic health records with plans for purposes of improving patient care and reducing administrative delays

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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-A848 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3111
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2803, 4902 & 4905, Pub Health L; amd §§4902 & 4905, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10302, S9103

2023-A848 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires providers to share electronic health records with plans for purposes of improving patient care and reducing administrative delays.

2023-A848 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    848
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation
   to requiring providers to share electronic health records with plans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 2803 of the public health law, as
 amended by chapter 19 of the laws of 2022, is renumbered subdivision  14
 and a new subdivision 15 is added to read as follows:
   15.  (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE EVERY GENERAL HOSPITAL SUBJECT
 TO THIS ARTICLE TO TIMELY SHARE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS  TO  UTILIZA-
 TION  REVIEW  AGENTS  FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE FORTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER
 AND ARTICLE FORTY-NINE OF THE INSURANCE LAW.   NOTHING CONTAINED  HEREIN
 SHALL PROHIBIT A HEALTH CARE PLAN FROM ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A
 HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDER  FOR  THE  SHARING AND TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRONIC
 MEDICAL RECORDS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (B) RECORDS DISCLOSED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION
 SHALL:
   (I)  BE  USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR INDIVIDUAL CLAIM/CARE REVIEW AND ADJUDI-
 CATION AND SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY AUDITING FUNCTION OR TO DETECT  ANY
 HISTORICAL PATTERNS OF BILLING OR ABUSE;
   (II)  INCLUDE THE ENTIRE MEDICAL RECORD AND NOT EXCLUDE DATA WHICH MAY
 LIMIT ACCESS TO ADMISSION, DISCHARGE, AND TREATMENT INFORMATION; AND
   (III) NOT BE USED BY HEALTH PLANS  TO  SEPARATELY  REQUEST  ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION  TO  SUPPORT  A COVERAGE DETERMINATION IF THE INFORMATION IS
 OTHERWISE AVAILABLE IN AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD.
   (C) HEALTH PLANS  UTILIZING  ELECTRONIC  MEDICAL  RECORDS  UNDER  THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT SEEK INFORMATION THAT THEY ARE NOT ALREADY PERMIT-
 TED TO RECEIVE.  HEALTH PLANS SHALL PRIORITIZE THE SAFEGUARDING OF THEIR
 INSUREDS'   DATA,  INCLUDING  THEIR  PROTECTED  HEALTH  INFORMATION  AND
 PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE  AND  NECES-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02514-01-3
              

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