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Senate Bill S5431A

Vetoed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to payments to rural critical access hospitals

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2011-S5431 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5366
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S4108, A5347

2011-S5431 - Summary

Relates to payments to rural hospitals that are critical access hospitals.

2011-S5431 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5431 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5431

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 20, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- (at request of the Legislative Commission on
  Rural  Resources)  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
  to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to payments to  rural
  hospitals designated as critical access hospitals

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 2807 of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
  (J) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  OR  ANY
OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ON AND AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND TWELVE, RATES OF PAYMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC  AND  TREATMENT  CENTER
SERVICES,  EMERGENCY  SERVICES,  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  OUTPATIENT SERVICES,
AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES AND REFERRED AMBULATORY SERVICES,  PROVIDED
BY  A RURAL HOSPITAL DESIGNATED AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH TITLE XVIII OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, AS DEFINED  IN
SECTION TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE EQUAL TO
ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF THE REASONABLE COSTS OF A FACILITY IN PROVID-
ING  SUCH  SERVICES TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR PAYMENTS MADE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THIS SUBDIVISION. REASONABLE COSTS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN A  MANNER
CONSISTENT  WITH  THAT USED TO DETERMINE PAYMENT FOR OUTPATIENT CRITICAL
ACCESS HOSPITAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO BENEFICIARIES OF TITLE XVIII OF THE
FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. FOR FACILITIES WITHOUT ADEQUATE COST  EXPE-
RIENCE,  SUCH  RATES  SHALL  BE  BASED  ON  BUDGETED  COSTS SUBSEQUENTLY
ADJUSTED TO ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF REASONABLE ACTUAL COSTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08758-02-1

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2011-S5431A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5366
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S4108, A5347

2011-S5431A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to payments to rural hospitals that are critical access hospitals.

2011-S5431A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5431A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5431--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 20, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, BONACIC, RITCHIE -- (at request of the Legis-
  lative Commission on Rural Resources) -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and  when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Health --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to payments to rural
  hospitals designated as critical access hospitals

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 2807 of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
  (J)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ON AND AFTER  APRIL  FIRST,  TWO
THOUSAND  TWELVE,  RATES  OF PAYMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER
SERVICES, EMERGENCY  SERVICES,  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  OUTPATIENT  SERVICES,
AMBULATORY  SURGICAL SERVICES AND REFERRED AMBULATORY SERVICES, PROVIDED
BY A RURAL HOSPITAL DESIGNATED AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN  ACCORD-
ANCE  WITH TITLE XVIII OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT SHALL BE EQUAL
TO ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF THE REASONABLE  COSTS  OF  A  FACILITY  IN
PROVIDING  SUCH  SERVICES  TO  PATIENTS  ELIGIBLE  FOR  PAYMENTS MADE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVISION. REASONABLE COSTS SHALL  BE  DETERMINED
IN  A  MANNER  CONSISTENT WITH THAT USED TO DETERMINE PAYMENT FOR OUTPA-
TIENT CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL SERVICES  PROVIDED  TO  BENEFICIARIES  OF
TITLE  XVIII  OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. FOR FACILITIES WITHOUT
ADEQUATE COST EXPERIENCE, SUCH RATES SHALL BE BASED  ON  BUDGETED  COSTS
SUBSEQUENTLY  ADJUSTED  TO  ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF REASONABLE ACTUAL
COSTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08758-05-1

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