assembly Bill A2550

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits approved providers of child health insurance coverage from discriminating against health care providers not participating in the insurers network

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 02, 2012 referred to health
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Feb 16, 2012 advanced to third reading cal.346
Feb 14, 2012 reported
Jan 09, 2012 committed to health
Jan 04, 2012 ordered to third reading cal.114
returned to assembly
died in senate
Jun 01, 2011 referred to health
delivered to senate
passed assembly
May 26, 2011 advanced to third reading cal.447
May 24, 2011 reported
Jan 19, 2011 referred to health

A2550 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2511, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5756
2013-2014: A4045
2015-2016: A2918
2017-2018: A3866
2019-2020: A3654

A2550 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits approved organizations providing coverage under the child health insurance plan from discriminating against health care providers which do not participate in the organization's health care network.

A2550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2550

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 19, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN ACT to amend the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
  approved  organizations in the child health insurance plan from limit-
  ing the participation of certain health care providers

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 7 of section 2511 of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D) NO APPROVED ORGANIZATION SHALL PROHIBIT OR IN ANY  WAY  LIMIT  THE
PROVISION  OF  COVERED HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ON
THE GROUNDS THAT SUCH PROVIDER CHOOSES NOT TO PARTICIPATE  IN  A  HEALTH
CARE  NETWORK  MAINTAINED BY SUCH APPROVED ORGANIZATION TO SERVE COMMER-
CIAL INSUREDS, ENROLLEES OR SUBSCRIBERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03066-01-1