Senate Bill S6983

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to notification by hospitals

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee

  • 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-S6983 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9988
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3224-a, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4111

2009-S6983 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to notification by hospitals.

2009-S6983 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6983 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6983

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 3, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- 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 notification by hospi-
  tals

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

  Section  1. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding a
new subsection (i) to read as follows:
  (I) AN INSURER OR ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION  LICENSED  OR  CERTIFIED
PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR ARTICLE FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER
OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW  MAY,  PURSUANT  TO  A
CONTRACT  WITH  A  HOSPITAL, REQUIRE NOTIFICATION BY THE HOSPITAL OF ITS
INSURED'S ADMISSION TO THE HOSPITAL; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE INSURER
OR ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION SHALL NOT DENY OR REDUCE  PAYMENT  OTHER-
WISE  DUE  TO  THE  HOSPITAL FOR ANY SERVICES DETERMINED BY THE INSURER,
ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION TO BE MEDICALLY NECESSARY SOLELY DUE TO  THE
FAILURE OF THE HOSPITAL TO TIMELY NOTIFY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15753-01-0

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