S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7380
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 2, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BRODSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to reimbursement
rates for inpatient hospital services at Westchester medical center
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 2807-c of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
(B-1) IN ORDER TO ADEQUATELY REIMBURSE WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOR
THE SAFETY-NET SERVICES IT PROVIDES TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF
WESTCHESTER, AND TO REFLECT ITS STATUS AS A FREE-STANDING HOSPITAL, FOR
DISCHARGES ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE, THE REIMBURSA-
BLE INPATIENT OPERATING COST PER DISCHARGE FOR THE WESTCHESTER MEDICAL
CENTER SHALL BE COMPUTED BASED ON ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE GROUP AVER-
AGE OF THE MAJOR PUBLIC HOSPITAL GROUP, IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10 NYCRR
86-1.72(A), COMPUTED USING THE COST DATA RELATED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE
MAJOR PUBLIC HOSPITAL GROUP WITHOUT THE INCLUSION OF WESTCHESTER MEDICAL
CENTER OR ITS PREDECESSORS, AND WITHOUT CHANGING THE GROUP AVERAGE OF
THE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER GROUP.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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