Assembly Bill A1766A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a statewide telemedicine/telehealth task force to study and report to governor and legislature on telemedicine and telehealth systems

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2010	ordered to third reading cal.160 returned to assembly died in senate
Jun 15, 2009	referred to rules passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.268 rules report cal.268 reported reported referred to rules
Jun 16, 2009	delivered to senate
Jun 04, 2009	print number 1766a
Jun 04, 2009	amend and recommit to ways and means
May 12, 2009	reported referred to ways and means
Jan 12, 2009	referred to health

Bill Amendments

2009-A1766 - Details

Law Section:: Health

2009-A1766 - Summary

Establishes a statewide telemedicine/telehealth task force to make recommendations to the governor and legislature on the development of telemedicine and telehealth systems, standards in the applications of such systems, changes in licensure and certification verification necessary to effectuate such systems, and the methodology for determining payments due for health care service provided by means of such systems.

2009-A1766 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1766

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE, KOON, GANTT, DESTITO, LUPARDO -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. PEOPLES -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  establish the statewide telemedicine/telehealth task force,
  and providing for its powers and duties

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

  Section   1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  recognizes  that
geography, weather and other factors can create  barriers  to  accessing
appropriate  health and mental health care in New York State. One way to
provide access to care is through the appropriate use of  technology  to
allow  health  care  consumers access to qualified health care providers
and institutions. In order to better understand the role  of  technology
in  providing  access to health care and to ensure that services protect
patient confidentiality, the legislature establishes  a  statewide  task
force on telemedicine/telehealth.
  S 2. Statewide telemedicine/telehealth task force.  a. There is hereby
established    within    the    department   of   health   a   statewide
telemedicine/telehealth task force, to be comprised of  sixteen  members
who  shall be appointed in the following manner: four shall be appointed
by the temporary president of the senate and two by the minority  leader
of  the  senate;  four shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly
and two by the minority leader  of  the  assembly;  and  four  shall  be
appointed  by  the governor. The members of the task force shall include
representatives of rural hospitals and health systems; community  hospi-
tals  and  health systems; academic medical centers; other hospitals and
health systems; nursing homes; home health agencies;  physicians;  nurse
practitioners;  other  health  care practitioners; telecommunications or
related industries; health care payors; and health care  consumers.  All
appointments  shall  be  made  in  such  a  manner  to  ensure statewide
geographic representation.  In addition, the task  force  shall  include

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04178-01-9

A. 1766                             2

the commissioner of education or his or her designee and the commission-
er of health or his or her designee.
  b.  Members  of  the task force shall not receive any compensation but
shall be reimbursed for their actual, necessary expenditures.
  c. Members of the task force shall serve at the pleasure of the person
who appointed them and may be removed at  anytime,  without  cause.  Any
vacancy  on  the  task  force  shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
  d. The task force shall make recommendations to the governor  and  the
legislature on the following:
  1.  assessment of existing telehealth programs and recommendations for
expansion;
  2. a plan to develop telemedicine  and  telehealth  systems  including
health  education, preventive and primary care, specialty diagnostic and
clinical services, taking into account access to care by  the  medically
underserved,  residents  of  remote  and  rural areas, and other special
populations;
  3. standards  in  the  application  of  telemedicine,  telehealth  and
medical  informatics including clinical efficacy, cost effectiveness and
quality of care;
  4.  definitions  of  professional  conduct  related  to  telepractice,
including  patient confidentiality and competence in using technology by
licensed professionals;
  5. methods for ensuring patient safety and the  use  of  appropriately
licensed professionals in telemedicine; and
  6.  the  methodology  for determining the payment for telemedicine and
telehealth services under medical assistance services and  other  insur-
ance coverage.
  Such  recommendations  shall also take into account applicable federal
and state regulations governing professional practice and delegation  by
licensed professionals, patient privacy, confidentiality of peer review,
a  licensed  professional's competence to practice using technology, and
quality assurance information.
  e. The task force shall report to the governor and the legislature  on
or before December 1, 2010.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2009-A1766A (ACTIVE) - Details

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2009-A1766A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-A1766A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:A1766A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to establish the statewide
telemedicine/telehealth task force, and providing for its powers and
duties

PURPOSE: To provide a framework for the development of telehealth an
telemedicine programs.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This legislation establishes the
telehealth/telemedicine task force consisting of seventeen members from
government and the healthcare community. The taskforce shall make recom-
mendations to the governor and the legislature on the following:

-assessment of existing telehealth programs and recommendations for
expansion

-a plan to develop telemedicine and telehealth systems including:
health education, preventive and primary care, specialty diagnostic and
clinical services, taking into account access to care by the medically
underserved, residents of remote and rural areas, and other special
populations

- standards in the application of telemedicine, telehealth and medical
informatics including clinical efficacy, cost effectiveness and quality
of care

- definitions of professional conduct related to telepractice, including
patient confidentiality and competence in using technology by licensed
professionals;

-Methods for ensuring patient safety and the use of appropriately
licensed professionals in telemedicine; and

- the methodology for determining the payment for telemedicine and tele-
health services under medical assistance services and other insurance
coverage.

JUSTIFICATION: One measure of a community's quality of life is the
availability, accessibility and quality of its health care services.
The Internet and other electronic technologies have the potential to
fundamentally reshape health care service delivery in ways that improve
quality of and access to care in a cost-efficient manner.  Technology
can bring cutting-edge health care to any location, help reduce and
prevent medication errors and enhance information about state-of-the-art
health care.

Large segments of New York's population in rural and other medically
underserved areas have difficulty accessing primary health care and
specialty services as well as health education. Providers in these
communities are often isolated from mentors, colleagues and information
necessary to provide optimal patient care. The purpose of this bill is

to serve as catalyst to expand and improve telehealth and telemedicine
programs in communities across the State. Through an integrated telecom-
munications system, patients and providers across the continuum of care
can have increased access to medical treatment and state-of the-art
health care, as well as educational and professional training opportu-
nities.

Congress has recognized these benefits in authorizing Medicare
reimbursement for telemedicine services. However, the issues are more
complex at the state level because each state has the authority to set
its own requirements for licensure and credentialing, as well as differ-
ent rules for insurance and Medicaid programs.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A.9033 of 2001
A.7155 of 2003
A.2073 of 2005
A.422C of 2007/2000. Passed Assembly.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately

2009-A1766A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1766--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE, KOON, GANTT, DESTITO, LUPARDO -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. PEOPLES -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee  on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways
  and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  establish the statewide telemedicine/telehealth task force,
  and providing for its powers and duties

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

  Section   1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  recognizes  that
geography, weather and other factors can create  barriers  to  accessing
appropriate  health and mental health care in New York State. One way to
provide access to care is through the appropriate use of  technology  to
allow  health  care  consumers access to qualified health care providers
and institutions. In order to better understand the role  of  technology
in  providing  access to health care and to ensure that services protect
patient confidentiality, the legislature establishes  a  statewide  task
force on telemedicine/telehealth.
  S 2. Statewide telemedicine/telehealth task force.  a. There is hereby
established    within    the    department   of   health   a   statewide
telemedicine/telehealth task force, to be comprised of seventeen members
who shall be appointed in the following manner: three shall be appointed
by the temporary president of the senate and one by the minority  leader
of  the  senate; three shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly
and one by the minority leader  of  the  assembly;  and  nine  shall  be
appointed  by  the governor. The members of the task force shall include
representatives of rural hospitals and health systems; community  hospi-
tals  and  health systems; academic medical centers; other hospitals and
health systems; nursing homes; home health  agencies;  hospices;  physi-
cians;  nurse practitioners; other health care practitioners; telecommu-
nications or related industries; health care  payors;  and  health  care

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04178-02-9

A. 1766--A                          2

consumers.  All  appointments  shall  be made in such a manner to ensure
statewide geographic representation.  In addition, the task force  shall
include  the  commissioner  of  education or his or her designee and the
commissioner of health or his or her designee.
  b.  Members  of  the task force shall not receive any compensation but
shall be reimbursed for their actual, necessary expenditures.
  c. Members of the task force shall serve at the pleasure of the person
who appointed them and may be removed at  anytime,  without  cause.  Any
vacancy  on  the  task  force  shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
  d. The task force shall make recommendations to the governor  and  the
legislature on the following:
  1.  assessment of existing telehealth programs and recommendations for
expansion;
  2. a plan to develop telemedicine  and  telehealth  systems  including
health  education, preventive and primary care, specialty diagnostic and
clinical services, taking into account access to care by  the  medically
underserved,  residents  of  remote  and  rural areas, and other special
populations;
  3. standards  in  the  application  of  telemedicine,  telehealth  and
medical  informatics including clinical efficacy, cost effectiveness and
quality of care;
  4.  definitions  of  professional  conduct  related  to  telepractice,
including  patient confidentiality and competence in using technology by
licensed professionals;
  5. methods for ensuring patient safety and the  use  of  appropriately
licensed professionals in telemedicine; and
  6.  the  methodology  for determining the payment for telemedicine and
telehealth services under medical assistance services and  other  insur-
ance coverage.
  Such  recommendations  shall also take into account applicable federal
and state regulations governing professional practice and delegation  by
licensed professionals, patient privacy, confidentiality of peer review,
a  licensed  professional's competence to practice using technology, and
quality assurance information.
  e. The task force shall report to the governor and the legislature  on
or before December 1, 2010.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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RoAnn Destito

Donna Lupardo

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James F. Brennan

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