Assembly Bill A650

2011-2012 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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2011-A650 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A8119

2011-A650 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-A650 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   650

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER, GABRYSZAK, McDONOUGH, JAFFEE, CASTRO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AMEDORE, COOK, CROUCH, HOOPER  --  read
  once and referred 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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02232-01-1

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