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Assembly Bill A3167

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to standards for prompt, fair and equitable settlement of claims for health care and payments for health care services

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2009-A3167 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance

2009-A3167 - Summary

Relates to standards for prompt, fair and equitable settlement of claims for health care and payments for health care services; prohibits insurers from seeking refunds after 24 months; provides for civil fines for a finding of a pattern or practice of prohibited acts relating to payment of claims.

2009-A3167 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3167

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRADLEY, DelMONTE, GUNTHER, BENEDETTO, GOTTFRIED,
  COLTON,  JAFFEE,  FIELDS,  MAISEL  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.
  BOYLAND, BRENNAN, CYMBROWITZ, HYER-SPENCER, MARKEY,  PHEFFER,  REILLY,
  ROBINSON, SWEENEY, TITONE, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to standards for prompt,
  fair and equitable settlement of claims for health care  and  payments
  for health care services

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 3224-a of the insurance  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  666  of  the  laws  of  1997, is amended and a new
subsection (b-1) is added to read as follows:
  (a) Except in a case where the obligation of an insurer or  an  organ-
ization  or corporation licensed or certified pursuant to article forty-
three of this chapter or article forty-four of the public health law  to
pay  a  claim  submitted  by a policyholder or person covered under such
policy or make a payment to a health care  provider  is  not  reasonably
clear,  or when there is a reasonable basis supported by specific infor-
mation available for review by the superintendent  that  such  claim  or
bill  for health care services rendered was submitted fraudulently, such
insurer or organization or corporation shall pay the claim to a  policy-
holder  or  covered  person  or make a payment to a health care provider
within [forty-five] FIFTEEN DAYS OF RECEIPT  OF  A  CLAIM  OR  BILL  FOR
SERVICES  RENDERED  WHICH IS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY OR WITHIN THIRTY
days of receipt of a claim  or  bill  for  services  rendered  WHICH  IS
SUBMITTED  IN WRITING. SUCH INSURER, ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION MAY NOT
DENY PAYMENT FOR A CLAIM FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY COVERED SERVICES ON THE
BASIS OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE OR TECHNICAL DEFECT IN A CLAIM IN THE ABSENCE
OF DEMONSTRABLE PREJUDICE TO THE ABILITY OF THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03354-01-9

              

2009-A3167A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance

2009-A3167A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to standards for prompt, fair and equitable settlement of claims for health care and payments for health care services; prohibits insurers from seeking refunds after 24 months; provides for civil fines for a finding of a pattern or practice of prohibited acts relating to payment of claims.

2009-A3167A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3167--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRADLEY, DelMONTE, GUNTHER, BENEDETTO, GOTTFRIED,
  COLTON, JAFFEE, FIELDS, MAISEL, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A.  BOYLAND, BRENNAN, CYMBROWITZ, HYER-SPENCER, MARKEY, PHEFFER, REIL-
  LY,  ROBINSON,  SWEENEY,  TITONE,  TOWNS,  WEISENBERG -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Insurance -- committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to standards for  prompt,
  fair  and  equitable settlement of claims for health care and payments
  for health care services

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 3224-a of the insurance
law, as amended by chapter 666 of the laws of 1997, are amended to  read
as follows:
  (a)  Except  in a case where the obligation of an insurer or an organ-
ization or corporation licensed or certified pursuant to article  forty-
three  of this chapter or article forty-four of the public health law to
pay a claim submitted by a policyholder or  person  covered  under  such
policy  or  make  a  payment to a health care provider is not reasonably
clear, or when there is a reasonable basis supported by specific  infor-
mation  available  for  review  by the superintendent that such claim or
bill for health care services rendered was submitted fraudulently,  such
insurer  or organization or corporation shall pay the claim to a policy-
holder or covered person or make a payment to  a  health  care  provider
within  [forty-five]  FIFTEEN  DAYS  OF  RECEIPT  OF A CLAIM OR BILL FOR
SERVICES RENDERED WHICH IS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY OR  WITHIN  THIRTY
days  of  receipt  of  a  claim  or  bill for services rendered WHICH IS
SUBMITTED BY OTHER MEANS, SUCH  AS  PAPER  OR  FACSIMILE.  THE  INSURER,
ORGANIZATION  OR  CORPORATION  SHALL  NOT  DENY  PAYMENT FOR A CLAIM FOR
MEDICALLY NECESSARY COVERED SERVICES ON THE BASIS OF  AN  ADMINISTRATIVE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03354-02-9
              

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