Assembly Bill A2573

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to physical therapy services and utilization practices

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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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2015-A2573 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ins L, generally; amd ยงยง4406-d, 4406-c, 4901, 4902 & 4905, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8263
2011-2012: A5590
2013-2014: A6351

2015-A2573 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to physical therapy services and utilization practices.

2015-A2573 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2573

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BRENNAN, SCARBOROUGH, JAFFEE -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation
  to physical therapy services and utilization practices

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  23  of  subsection  (i) of section 3216 of the
insurance law, as added by chapter 593 of the laws of 2000,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  (23)  If  a policy provides for reimbursement for physical and occupa-
tional therapy service which is within the lawful scope of practice of a
duly licensed physical or occupational therapist, an  insured  shall  be
entitled  to  reimbursement for such service whether the said service is
performed by a physician or through a duly licensed physical or  occupa-
tional  therapist, provided however, that nothing contained herein shall
be construed to impair any terms of such  policy  including  appropriate
utilization  review  and  the requirement that said service be performed
pursuant to a medical order, or a similar or related service of a physi-
cian PROVIDED THAT SUCH TERMS SHALL NOT  IMPOSE  DIFFERENT  DEDUCTIBLES,
CO-PAYMENTS OR CO-INSURANCE AMOUNTS ON THE BASIS OF THE SETTING IN WHICH
SUCH  PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES ARE RENDERED OR WHETHER THE SERVICES ARE
PERFORMED BY A PHYSICAL THERAPIST OR PHYSICIAN.
  S 2. Clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph 1 of subsection  (f)
of  section  4235 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (ii) a policy under which coverage terminates at a specified age shall
not so terminate with respect to an unmarried child who is incapable  of
self-sustaining  employment  by  reason of mental illness, developmental
disability, mental retardation, as defined in the mental hygiene law, or
physical handicap and who became so incapable prior to attainment of the
age at which coverage would  otherwise  terminate  and  who  is  chiefly

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02452-01-5
              

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