Assembly Bill A4174

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes an electronic billing system for the prompt payment processing and payments of bills for health care entities

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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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2011-A4174 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 5 ยง501, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A3010

2011-A4174 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an electronic billing system for the prompt payment processing and payments of bills for health care entities; provides that prior to the establishment of such system that the superintendent of insurance form a prompt payment and billing task force.

2011-A4174 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4174

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BARCLAY, TEDISCO, HAWLEY, GIGLIO, KOLB -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. BURLING, CALHOUN, CONTE, FINCH,  FITZPATRICK,
  McDONOUGH,  J. MILLER  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
  Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring  the  super-
  intendent of insurance to establish an electronic billing system

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

  Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new article  5  to
read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 5
                        ELECTRONIC BILLING SYSTEM
SECTION 501. ELECTRONIC BILLING SYSTEM.
  S  501.  ELECTRONIC BILLING SYSTEM. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ESTABLISH
BY REGULATION AN ELECTRONIC BILLING SYSTEM FOR THE PROMPT PROCESSING AND
PAYMENTS OF BILLS FOR HEALTH CARE ENTITIES. PRIOR TO  THE  ESTABLISHMENT
OF  SUCH SYSTEM THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL FORM A PROMPT PAYMENT AND BILL-
ING TASK FORCE WITH MEMBERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT, HEALTH CARE  PROVIDERS,
PHYSICIANS, HOSPITALS, INSURANCE COMPANIES AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGAN-
IZATIONS.  SUCH TASK FORCE SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SUPERINTEN-
DENT ON METHODS AND MEANS TO CONSTRUCT AN ELECTRONIC BILLING  SYSTEM  TO
FACILITATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08683-01-1

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