S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5758
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 19, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW, BRODSKY, PAULIN, GALEF -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to child health
insurance plan coverage
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 2510 of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
11. "Inpatient health care services" means: inpatient hospital
services, INCLUDING PHYSICAL MEDICINE REHABILITATION SERVICES, provided
by a general hospital, as defined in article twenty-eight of this chap-
ter, A FACILITY TREATED AS AN EXCLUDED PHYSICAL MEDICINE REHABILITATION
HOSPITAL PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (E) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWEN-
TY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVEN-C OF THIS CHAPTER, a facility operated by the
office of mental health under section 7.17 of the mental hygiene law, a
facility issued an operating certificate pursuant to the provisions of
article [twenty-three or] thirty-one of the mental hygiene law and
services provided by physicians and other professional personnel on an
inpatient basis for covered inpatient services; as defined by the
commissioner in consultation with the superintendent.
S 2. Subdivision 11 of section 2510 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 639 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
11. "Inpatient health care services" means: inpatient hospital
services, INCLUDING PHYSICAL MEDICINE REHABILITATION SERVICES, provided
by a general hospital, as defined in article twenty-eight of this chap-
ter, excluding mental health services, substance abuse services, and
alcohol treatment services; A FACILITY TREATED AS AN EXCLUDED PHYSICAL
MEDICINE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (E) OF SUBDIVI-
SION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVEN-C OF THIS CHAPTER; and
services provided by physicians and other professional personnel on an
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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inpatient basis for covered inpatient services; as defined by the
commissioner in consultation with the superintendent.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
ments to subdivision 11 of section 2510 of the public health law, made
by section one of this act, shall be subject to the expiration and
reversion of such subdivision pursuant to section 47 of chapter 2 of the
laws of 1998, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section
two of this act shall take effect.