Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 21, 2016 |
print number 3366a |
Mar 21, 2016 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health |
Feb 05, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S3366A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
Bill Amendments
2015-S3366 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2807-s, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
S7800
2015-S3366 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3366 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to covered lives assessments in the Rochester region PURPOSE: This bill would facilitate health improvement in the Rochester region by funding regional health improvement projects and by providing a stable source of graduate medical education funding to ensure and maintain the adequate supply of physicians to provide care in the region. SUMMARY: All health insurers and self-insured employers currently pay what are called "covered lives assessments" (CLA). These are monthly payments based on the number of insured persons residing within each region of the State. The existing CLA process funds a number of important health financing objectives. This bill would incorporate two additional program areas in the Rochester region only that have been deemed by healthcare stakeholders in the region to be a priority. The CLA assessments already vary in amount by region and the proposed adjustment would affect only insurers and self-insured plans for their
2015-S3366 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3366 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- 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 covered lives assessments in the Rochester region THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 2807-s of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows: (G) A FURTHER GROSS ANNUAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE ROCHESTER REGION BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN SHALL BE ONE HUNDRED TEN MILLION DOLLARS. SUCH AMOUNT SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM ALL COMPUTATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVEN-T OF THIS ARTICLE. S 2. Subdivision 7 of section 2807-s of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: (D)(I) FIVE MILLION DOLLARS OF THE FUNDS ALLOCATED PURSUANT TO PARA- GRAPH (G) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO A REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR USE IN FUNDING REGIONAL HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THE REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL DISBURSE THOSE FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH, OR PURSU- ANT TO GRANTS MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARA- GRAPH. DISTRIBUTION OF ANY GRANT FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL BE PURSUANT TO A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PROCESS. THE REGIONAL HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT GRANT FUND PROJECTS SHALL INCLUDE THREE MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR A SHARED COMMUNITY HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNED ON THE BASIS OF COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY EFFORTS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY-WIDE PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, ELIMINATION OF HEALTH DISPARITIES, HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOL- OGY, AND TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO FUND THE REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING ORGAN- IZATION. THE HEALTH PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL USE REASONABLE EFFORTS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08504-01-5
2015-S3366A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2807-s, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
S7800
2015-S3366A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3366A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to covered lives assessments in the Rochester region PURPOSE : This bill would facilitate health improvement in the Rochester region by funding regional health improvement projects and by providing a stable source of graduate medical education funding to ensure and maintain the adequate supply of physicians to provide care in the region. SUMMARY : All health insurers and self-insured employers currently pay what are called "covered lives assessments" (CLA). These are monthly payments based on the number of insured persons residing within each region of the State. The existing CLA process funds a number of important health financing objectives. This bill would incorporate two additional program areas in the Rochester region only that have been deemed by healthcare stakeholders in the region to be a priority. The CLA assessments already vary in amount by region and the proposed adjustment would affect only insurers and self-insured plans for their covered persons in the Rochester region. Most of the increased funding for graduate medical education would be offset by decreases in hospital rates to the insurers and plans: the increased costs to insurers would $17 per year for an individual and $58 per
2015-S3366A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3366--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to covered lives assessments in the Rochester region THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 2807-s of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows: (G) A FURTHER GROSS ANNUAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE ROCHESTER REGION BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN SHALL BE ONE HUNDRED TEN MILLION DOLLARS. SUCH AMOUNT SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM ALL COMPUTATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVEN-T OF THIS ARTICLE. S 2. Subdivision 7 of section 2807-s of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: (D)(I) FIVE MILLION DOLLARS OF THE FUNDS ALLOCATED PURSUANT TO PARA- GRAPH (G) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO A REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR USE IN FUNDING REGIONAL HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THE REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL DISBURSE THOSE FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH, OR PURSU- ANT TO GRANTS MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARA- GRAPH. DISTRIBUTION OF ANY GRANT FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL BE PURSUANT TO A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PROCESS. THE REGIONAL HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT GRANT FUND PROJECTS SHALL INCLUDE THREE MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR A SHARED COMMUNITY HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNED ON THE BASIS OF COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY EFFORTS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY-WIDE PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, ELIMINATION OF HEALTH DISPARITIES, HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOL- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08504-02-6
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