NY State Senate Bill 2015-S4182A

Senate Bill S4182A

Signed By Governor

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that dentist's offices shall be originating sites for the purposes of telehealth delivery of services

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Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 13, 2015	signed chap.167
Aug 03, 2015	delivered to governor
May 28, 2015	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.445 substituted for a7369
May 18, 2015	referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate
May 04, 2015	amended on third reading 4182a
Apr 27, 2015	advanced to third reading
Apr 23, 2015	2nd report cal.
Apr 22, 2015	1st report cal.394
Mar 05, 2015	referred to health

Votes

- May 18, 2015 - Floor Vote
  S4182A
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  3
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 18, 2015
      
      aye (60)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Ortt
      
      Panepinto
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Venditto
      
      Young
      
      excused (3)
      
      Diaz
      
      Libous
      
      O'Mara
  Apr 22, 2015 - Health Committee Vote
  S4182A
  
  17
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Health Committee Vote: Apr 22, 2015
      
      aye (17)
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Golden
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Martins
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      Panepinto
      
      Rivera
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      Young

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2015-S4182 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7369
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2999-cc, Pub Health L

2015-S4182 - Summary

Provides that dentists' offices shall be originating sites for the purposes of telehealth delivery of services.

2015-S4182 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4182

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
including dentist's offices as originating sites for purposes of
telehealth delivery of services

PURPOSE:

To make a technical amendment to the definition of "originating site"
for purposes of telehealth delivery of services.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one includes dentist's offices under the definition of
"originating site" as proposed by subdivision 3 of section 2999-cc of
the public health law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2015,
amending the public health law and other laws relating to the
telehealth delivery of services, as proposed in legislative bills
numbers S.2405 and A.2552-A of 2015.

Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect on the same date
and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2015, amending the
public health law and other laws relating to the telehealth delivery
of services, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.2405 and
A.2552-A, takes effect.

JUSTIFICATION:

Telehealth can dramatically increase access to health services for
patients who face challenges in accessing health care providers
in-person, whether due to geographic distance, provider shortage,
weather, or restricted patient mobility.

This bill makes a technical amendment to the definition of
"originating site" for purposes of telehealth delivery of services, as
proposed in Senate Bill 2405.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill. This bill makes a technical amendment to Senate Bill 2405.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
a chapter of the laws of 2015, amending the public health law and
other laws relating to the telehealth delivery of services, as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S.2405 and A.2552-A, takes
effect.

2015-S4182 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4182

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- 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  including
  dentist's  offices  as  originating  sites  for purposes of telehealth
  delivery of services

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 2999-cc of the public health law,
as added by a chapter of the laws of 2015, amending  the  public  health
law  and  other laws relating to the telehealth delivery of services, as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 2405 and A. 2552-A, is  amended
to read as follows:
  3.  "Originating  site"  means a site at which a patient is located at
the time health care services are delivered to him or her  by  means  of
telehealth.  Originating  sites  shall be limited to facilities licensed
under articles twenty-eight and forty of  this  chapter,  facilities  as
defined  in  subdivision  six of section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law,
private physician's OR DENTIST'S offices located within the state of New
York and, when a patient is receiving health care services by  means  of
remote  patient  monitoring,  the  patient's  place of residence located
within the state of New York or other temporary location located  within
or outside the state of New York.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2015, amending the public health  law
and  other  laws  relating  to  the  telehealth delivery of services, as
proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.  2405  and  A.  2552-A,  takes
effect.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09650-01-5

2015-S4182A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7369
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2999-cc, Pub Health L

2015-S4182A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that dentists' offices shall be originating sites for the purposes of telehealth delivery of services.

2015-S4182A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4182A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4182--A
    Cal. No. 394

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favora-
  bly from said committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered
  to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
  in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law,  in  relation to including
  dentist's offices as originating  sites  for  purposes  of  telehealth
  delivery of services

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2999-cc of the public health  law,
as  added  by  chapter  6  of  the  laws  of 2015, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. "Originating site" means a site at which a patient  is  located  at
the  time  health  care services are delivered to him or her by means of
telehealth. Originating sites shall be limited  to  facilities  licensed
under  articles  twenty-eight  and  forty of this chapter, facilities as
defined in subdivision six of section 1.03 of the  mental  hygiene  law,
private physician's OR DENTIST'S offices located within the state of New
York  and,  when a patient is receiving health care services by means of
remote patient monitoring, the  patient's  place  of  residence  located
within  the state of New York or other temporary location located within
or outside the state of New York.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
manner as section 2 of chapter 6 of the laws of 2015 takes effect.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09650-02-5

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