BILL NUMBER:A10150
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the business
corporation law, in relation to limited service medical practices
PURPOSE: To allow corporations to operate limited service medical
practices which employ licensed health practitioners to treat a
limited range of medical conditions and provide diagnostic or
preventative services,
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the public health law by
adding a new section 2823 which provides that in a limited service
medical practice, licensed health practitioners may only treat a
limited range of medical conditions and provide diagnostic and
preventative health care services. This section also enables the
commissioner to promulgate regulations to address matters- pertinent
to the operation of limited services medical practice. In addition, it
requires that health practitioners who provide treatment. in a limited
service medical practice report the services to the patient's primary
care practitioner, if applicable, and provide the patient with
information regarding the importance of having a primary care
practitioner.
Section two amends section 201 of the business corporation, law by
adding a new paragraph (f) which authorizes corporations to operate a
limited service medical practice that employs licensed health
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10150
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 8, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SPANO, REILLY, KOON, BENEDETTO -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, HIKIND, HOOPER, SKARTADOS -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the public health law and the business corporation law,
in relation to limited service medical practices
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
2823 to read as follows:
S 2823. LIMITED SERVICE MEDICAL PRACTICES. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,
"LIMITED SERVICE MEDICAL PRACTICE" MEANS A LIMITED SERVICE MEDICAL PRAC-
TICE FORMED UNDER PARAGRAPH (F) OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE OF THE BUSI-
NESS CORPORATION LAW.
2. LICENSED HEALTH PRACTITIONERS MAY ONLY TREAT A LIMITED RANGE OF
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE
SERVICES IN A SETTING THAT HAS OBTAINED AND MAINTAINS FULL ACCREDITED
STATUS.
3. THE COMMISSIONER MAY ADOPT AND PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO ADDRESS
MATTERS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS PERTINENT TO THE OPERATION OF LIMITED
SERVICE MEDICAL PRACTICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION: REGISTRATION,
INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT, CREDENTIALING, QUALITY ASSURANCE, SCOPE OF
PRACTICE, ARCHITECTURAL SPECIFICATIONS, REFERRALS, ADVERSE EVENT REPORT-
ING AND PAYOR CONTRACTING. LIMITED SERVICE MEDICAL PRACTICES MAY OPERATE
UNDER THIS SECTION PRIOR TO THE PROMULGATION OF ANY REGULATIONS BY THE
DEPARTMENT.
4. WHEN A LICENSED HEALTH PRACTITIONER PROVIDES TREATMENT OR DIAGNOS-
TIC AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AS PERMITTED UNDER THIS
SECTION, HE OR SHE SHALL:
(A) REPORT THE SERVICES RENDERED TO THE PATIENT TO SUCH PATIENT'S
ATTENDING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER OR PRACTITIONERS, IF ANY,
PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER; AND
(B) PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PATIENT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER, DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15797-01-0
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