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Assembly Bill A7518

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to including accountable care organizations within the definition of a managed care provider

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2011-A7518 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง364-j, Soc Serv L

2011-A7518 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes accountable care organizations within the definition of a managed care provider.

2011-A7518 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7518

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  including
  accountable care organizations within the definition of a managed care
  provider

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1  of  section  364-j  of  the
social  services  law,  as  amended  by chapter 649 of the laws of 1996,
subparagraphs (i) and (ii) as amended by chapter  433  of  the  laws  of
1997, is amended to read as follows:
  (b)  "Managed  care provider". An entity that provides or arranges for
the provision of medical assistance services  and  supplies  to  partic-
ipants  directly  or  indirectly (including by referral), including case
management; and:
  (i) is authorized to operate under article forty-four  of  the  public
health  law  or article forty-three of the insurance law and provides or
arranges, directly or indirectly (including  by  referral)  for  covered
comprehensive health services on a full capitation basis; [or]
  (ii)  is  authorized  as  a  partially  capitated  program pursuant to
section three hundred sixty-four-f of this title or  section  forty-four
hundred  three-e of the public health law or section 1915b of the social
security act; OR
  (III) IS AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION UNDER ARTICLE  TWENTY-NINE-E
OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the
amendments  to  section 364-j of the social services law made by section
one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
deemed repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11101-01-1

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