Senate Bill S5480

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5480

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
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Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- 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 authorizing the super-
  intendent of financial services to establish an  immunization  facili-
  tation fee to be paid by health care insurers to health care providers

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

  Section 1. Clause  (iii)  of  subparagraph  (B)  of  paragraph  17  of
subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chap-
ter 219 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (iii)  necessary immunizations, as determined by the superintendent in
consultation with the commissioner of health,  consisting  of  at  least
adequate  dosages  of  vaccine  against  diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus,
polio, measles, rubella, mumps, haemophilus influenzae type b and  hepa-
titis  b,  which meet the standards approved by the United States public
health  service  for  such  biological  products,  WHICH   MAY   INCLUDE
REIMBURSEMENT  TO  THE  HEALTH  CARE PROVIDER OF AN IMMUNIZATION FACILI-
TATION FEE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR  EXPENSES  RELATED
TO THE COST OF HANDLING AND ADMINISTERING THE VACCINE.
  S 2. Clause (ii) of subparagraph (E) of paragraph 17 of subsection (i)
of  section  3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (ii) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the advi-
sory committee on immunization practices  of  the  centers  for  disease
control  and  prevention  with respect to the individual involved, WHICH
MAY INCLUDE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OF AN IMMUNIZATION
FACILITATION FEE TO BE DETERMINED BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  FOR  EXPENSES
RELATED TO THE COST OF HANDLING AND ADMINISTERING THE VACCINE;
  S 3. Clause (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph 8 of subsection (l)
of  section  3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (iii) necessary immunizations, as determined by the superintendent  in
consultation  with  the  commissioner  of health, consisting of at least
adequate dosages of  vaccine  against  diphtheria,  pertussis,  tetanus,
polio,  measles, rubella, mumps, haemophilus influenzae type b and hepa-
titis  b,  which meet the standards approved by the United States public
health  service  for  such  biological  products,  WHICH   MAY   INCLUDE
REIMBURSEMENT  TO  THE  HEALTH  CARE PROVIDER OF AN IMMUNIZATION FACILI-
TATION FEE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR  EXPENSES  RELATED
TO THE COST OF HANDLING AND ADMINISTERING THE VACCINE.
  S  4. Clause (ii) of subparagraph (E) of paragraph 8 of subsection (l)
of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219  of  the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (ii) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the advi-
sory  committee  on  immunization  practices  of the centers for disease
control and prevention with respect to the  individual  involved,  WHICH
MAY INCLUDE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OF AN IMMUNIZATION
FACILITATION  FEE  TO  BE  DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR EXPENSES
RELATED TO THE COST OF HANDLING AND ADMINISTERING THE VACCINE;
  S 5. Subparagraph (C) of paragraph 2 of subsection (j) of section 4303
of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (C)  necessary  immunizations,  as determined by the superintendent in
consultation with the commissioner of health,  consisting  of  at  least
adequate  dosages  of  vaccine  against  diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus,
polio, measles, rubella, mumps, haemophilus influenzae type b and  hepa-
titis  b,  which meet the standards approved by the United States public
health  service  for  such  biological  products,  WHICH   MAY   INCLUDE
REIMBURSEMENT  TO  THE  HEALTH  CARE PROVIDER OF AN IMMUNIZATION FACILI-
TATION FEE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR  EXPENSES  RELATED
TO THE COST OF HANDLING AND ADMINISTERING THE VACCINE.
  S 6. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 3 of subsection (j) of section 4303
of  the  insurance  law, as added by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, is
amended to read as follows:
  (B) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the  advi-
sory  committee  on  immunization  practices  of the centers for disease
control and prevention with respect to the  individual  involved,  WHICH
MAY INCLUDE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OF AN IMMUNIZATION
FACILITATION  FEE  TO  BE  DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR EXPENSES
RELATED TO THE COST OF HANDLING AND ADMINISTERING THE VACCINE;
  S 7. This act shall take effect immediately.