Senate Bill S4910

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Permits direct reimbursement to ambulance services for prehospital emergency medical services

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S4910 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8119
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A650

2009-S4910 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits direct reimbursement to ambulance services for prehospital emergency medical services.

2009-S4910 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4910 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4910

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law,  in  relation  to  reimbursement  for
  prehospital emergency medical services

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (C) of  paragraph  24  of  subsection  (i)  of
section  3216  of the insurance law, as added by chapter 506 of the laws
of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  (C)  An  insurer  shall  provide  reimbursement  for  those   services
prescribed  by  this section at rates negotiated between the insurer and
the provider of such services. In the absence of agreed upon  rates,  an
insurer  shall  pay for such services at the usual and customary charge,
which shall not be excessive or unreasonable.  ANY FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE
DISTRICT OR AMBULANCE  DISTRICT  WHICH  PROVIDES  PREHOSPITAL  EMERGENCY
MEDICAL  SERVICES  MAY  SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT DIRECTLY TO AN
INSURER FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH.
  S 2. Subparagraph (C) of paragraph 15 of  subsection  (l)  of  section
3221  of the insurance law, as added by chapter 506 of the laws of 2001,
is amended to read as follows:
  (C)  An  insurer  shall  provide  reimbursement  for  those   services
prescribed  by  this section at rates negotiated between the insurer and
the provider of such services. In the absence of agreed upon  rates,  an
insurer  shall  pay for such services at the usual and customary charge,
which shall not be excessive or unreasonable.  ANY FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE
DISTRICT OR AMBULANCE  DISTRICT  WHICH  PROVIDES  PREHOSPITAL  EMERGENCY
MEDICAL  SERVICES  MAY  SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT DIRECTLY TO AN
INSURER FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH.
  S 3. Paragraph 3 of subsection (aa) of section 4303 of  the  insurance
law,  as added by chapter 506 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11641-01-9

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