Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to insurance |
Jun 24, 2011 |
committed to rules |
Jun 14, 2011 |
amended on third reading 2714b |
Jun 13, 2011 |
advanced to third reading amended 2714a |
Jun 07, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 06, 2011 |
1st report cal.1020 |
Jan 31, 2011 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S2714
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2011-S2714 - Details
2011-S2714 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2714 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to prehospital emergency medical services providers PURPOSE: To ensure that responding ambulance service companies receive direct payment for all ambulance service transports upon submission of an invoice to the insurance company without the need for the responding ambulance company to be a preferred provider. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 3224-a of the insurance law to provide that payments made to nonparticipating or non-preferred providers of ambulance services made by health insurers shall be done so directly to the provider or jointly to both the provider and the insured. Section 2 amends subparagraphs (c) and (d) of paragraph 24 of subsection (i) of section 321 6 of the insurance law stating that the insurers shall send such payments directly to the provider of such ambulance services if the ambulance service includes an executed assignment of benefits form with the claim and the provisions of this paragraph shall apply to transfers of patients between hospitals or
2011-S2714 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2714 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to prehospi- tal emergency medical services providers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (i) to read as follows: (I) PAYMENTS TO NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDERS OF AMBU- LANCE SERVICES LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. (1) WHENEVER AN INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTI- FIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW PROVIDES THAT ANY HEALTH CARE CLAIMS SUBMITTED UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS ISSUED OR ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE OR ARTICLES FORTY-TWO AND FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER AND ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW ARE PAYABLE TO A PARTIC- IPATING OR PREFERRED PROVIDER OF AMBULANCE SERVICES FOR SERVICES RENDERED, THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTI- FIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH BENE- FITS EITHER DIRECTLY TO ANY SIMILARLY LICENSED NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDER AT SAID PROVIDER'S USUAL AND CUSTOMARY CHARGE, WHICH SHALL NOT BE EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE, WHEN SAID PROVIDER HAS RENDERED SUCH SERVICES, HAS A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS, AND HAS CAUSED WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH ASSIGNMENT TO BE GIVEN TO THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW OR JOINTLY TO SUCH NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDER AND TO THE INSURED, SUBSCRIBER, OR OTHER COVERED PERSON; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN EITHER CASE THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04592-01-1
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2011-S2714A - Details
2011-S2714A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2714A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to prehospital emergency medical services providers PURPOSE: To ensure that responding ambulance service companies receive direct payment for all ambulance service transports upon submission of an invoice to the insurance company without the need for the responding ambulance company to be a preferred provider. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 3224-a of the insurance law to provide that payments made to nonparticipating or non-preferred providers of ambulance services made by health insurers shall be done so directly to the provider or jointly to both the provider and the insured. Section 2 amends subparagraphs (c) and (d) of paragraph 24 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law stating that the insurers shall send such payments directly to the provider of such ambulance services if the ambulance service includes an executed assignment of benefits form with the claim and the provisions of this paragraph shall apply to transfers of patients between hospitals or
2011-S2714A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2714--A Cal. No. 1020 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEWARD, KLEIN, MAZIARZ, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a third read- ing, and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to prehospi- tal emergency medical services providers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (i) to read as follows: (I) PAYMENTS TO NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDERS OF AMBU- LANCE SERVICES LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. (1) WHENEVER AN INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTI- FIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW PROVIDES THAT ANY HEALTH CARE CLAIMS SUBMITTED UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS ISSUED OR ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE OR ARTICLES FORTY-TWO AND FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER AND ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW ARE PAYABLE TO A PARTIC- IPATING OR PREFERRED PROVIDER OF AMBULANCE SERVICES FOR SERVICES RENDERED, THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTI- FIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH BENE- FITS EITHER DIRECTLY TO ANY SIMILARLY LICENSED NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDER AT THE USUAL AND CUSTOMARY CHARGE, WHICH SHALL NOT BE EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE, WHEN THE PROVIDER HAS RENDERED SUCH SERVICES, HAS A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS, AND HAS CAUSED WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH ASSIGNMENT TO BE GIVEN TO THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW OR JOINTLY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2011-S2714B (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S2714B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2714B TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to prehospital emergency medical services providers PURPOSE: To ensure that responding ambulance service companies receive direct payment for all ambulance service transports upon submission of an invoice to the insurance company without the need for the responding ambulance company to be a preferred provider. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 3224-a of the insurance law to provide that payments made to nonparticipating or non-preferred providers of ambulance services made by health insurers shall be done so directly to the provider or jointly to both the provider and the insured. Section 2 amends subparagraphs (c) and (d) of paragraph 24 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law stating that the insurers shall send such payments directly to the provider of such ambulance services if the ambulance service includes an executed assignment of benefits form with the claim and the provisions of this paragraph shall apply to transfers of patients between hospitals or
2011-S2714B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2714--B Cal. No. 1020 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEWARD, KLEIN, MAZIARZ, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a third read- ing, and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to prehospi- tal emergency medical services providers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (i) to read as follows: (I) PAYMENTS TO NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDERS OF AMBU- LANCE SERVICES LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. (1) WHENEVER AN INSURER OR AN ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW PROVIDES THAT ANY HEALTH CARE CLAIMS SUBMITTED UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS ISSUED OR ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE OR ARTICLES FORTY-TWO, FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW ARE PAYABLE TO A PARTICIPATING OR PREFERRED PROVIDER OF AMBULANCE SERVICES FOR SERVICES RENDERED, THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPO- RATION LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH BENEFITS EITHER DIRECTLY TO ANY SIMI- LARLY LICENSED NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDER AT THE USUAL AND CUSTOMARY CHARGE, WHICH SHALL NOT BE EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE, WHEN THE PROVIDER HAS RENDERED SUCH SERVICES, HAS A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS, AND HAS CAUSED WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH ASSIGNMENT TO BE GIVEN TO THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTIFIED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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