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Assembly Bill A7111A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to payments to rural critical access hospitals

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2015-A7111 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6617
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10094
2013-2014: A7509
2017-2018: A6234, S4536
2019-2020: S449
2021-2022: S1327
2023-2024: S3445
2025-2026: S3430

2015-A7111 - Summary

Relates to payments to rural hospitals designated as critical access hospitals.

2015-A7111 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7111

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SKARTADOS  --  read once and referred 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 AND, SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION
THEREFOR, ON AND AFTER APRIL  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN,  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 ACCORDANCE 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  SUBDIVI-
SION.  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  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; provided,  however,  that
the implementation of the provisions of this act shall be subject to the
appropriation of moneys specifically for the purposes thereof.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06120-01-5

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2015-A7111A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6617
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10094
2013-2014: A7509
2017-2018: A6234, S4536
2019-2020: S449
2021-2022: S1327
2023-2024: S3445
2025-2026: S3430

2015-A7111A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to payments to rural hospitals designated as critical access hospitals.

2015-A7111A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7111--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SKARTADOS, GIGLIO, PALMESANO, MONTESANO, WOERNER,
  BLANKENBUSH,  FITZPATRICK  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LOPEZ --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Health  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
  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 AND, SUBJECT TO AN  APPROPRIATION
THEREFOR,  ON  AND  AFTER  APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, 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 ACCORDANCE 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 SUBDIVI-
SION. 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 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; provided, however, that
the implementation of the provisions of this act shall be subject to the
appropriation of moneys specifically for the purposes thereof.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06120-02-6

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