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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S277
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S277 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221, 4235 & 4303, Ins L; amd §§365-a & 369-ee, Soc Serv L; amd §13, Work Comp L
2009-S277 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S277 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, the social services law and the workers' compensation law, in relation to reimbursement for surgical first assistant services PURPOSE : Provides for coverage for a licensed person qualified by experience and training who performs surgical first assistant services within his or her scope of practice in every policy of insurance in instances in which reimbursement for surgical first assistant services is provided SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law to provide for coverage for a licensed person qualified by experience and training who performs surgical first assistant services within his or her scope of practice in every policy of insurance in instances in which reimbursement for surgical first assistant services is provided. Section 2 amends subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law to provide for coverage for a licensed person qualified by experience and training who performs surgical first assistant services within his or her scope of practice in every policy of insurance in instances in which reimbursement for surgical first assistant services is provided.
2009-S277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 277 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, the social services law and the work- ers' compensation law, in relation to reimbursement for surgical first assistant services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 26 to read as follows: (26) EVERY POLICY ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION WHICH PROVIDES FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANT SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE SUCH COVERAGE FOR A LICENSED PERSON QUALIFIED BY EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING WHO PERFORMS SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANT SERVICES WITHIN HIS OR HER SCOPE OF PRACTICE. S 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 15 to read as follows: (15) EVERY POLICY ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION WHICH PROVIDES FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANT SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE SUCH COVERAGE FOR A LICENSED PERSON QUALIFIED BY EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING WHO PERFORMS SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANT SERVICES WITHIN HIS OR HER SCOPE OF PRACTICE. S 3. Subparagraphs (G) and (H) of paragraph 4 of subsection (f) of section 4235 of the insurance law, as relettered by chapter 456 of the laws of 1993, are amended and a new subparagraph (I) is added to read as follows: (G) psychiatric or psychological services or for the diagnosis and treatment of mental, nervous, or emotional disorders or ailments, howev- er defined in such policy, a subscriber to such policy shall be entitled to reimbursement for such psychiatric or psychological services or diag- nosis or treatment whether performed by a physician, psychiatrist or a EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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