S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1471
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to child health
insurance plan coverage
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 2510 of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
11. "Inpatient health care services" means: inpatient hospital
services, INCLUDING PHYSICAL MEDICINE REHABILITATION SERVICES, provided
by a general hospital, as defined in article twenty-eight of this chap-
ter, A FACILITY TREATED AS AN EXCLUDED PHYSICAL MEDICINE REHABILITATION
HOSPITAL PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (E) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWEN-
TY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVEN-C OF THIS CHAPTER, a facility operated by the
office of mental health under section 7.17 of the mental hygiene law, a
facility issued an operating certificate pursuant to the provisions of
article [twenty-three or] thirty-one of the mental hygiene law and
services provided by physicians and other professional personnel on an
inpatient basis for covered inpatient services; as defined by the
commissioner in consultation with the superintendent.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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