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Assembly Bill A7101A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the commissioner of health to make recommendations relating to increasing certain ambulatory patient group reimbursment

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2015-A7101 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6619
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6157, S4532
2019-2020: S2086
2021-2022: S2607
2023-2024: S3092
2025-2026: S3110

2015-A7101 - Summary

Relates to directing the commissioner of health to make recommendations relating to increasing certain ambulatory patient group reimbursement rates.

2015-A7101 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7101

                       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  directing  the
  commissioner  of health to make recommendations relating to increasing
  certain ambulatory patient group reimbursement rates

  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)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL,  IN  CONJUNCTION WITH HOSPITAL INDUSTRY
REPRESENTATIVES, PROVIDE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE
LEGISLATURE ON  OR  BEFORE  OCTOBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN,  ON
INCREASING  AMBULATORY  PATIENT  GROUPS  REIMBURSEMENT RATES ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL  OUTPATIENT  SERVICES,
GENERAL  HOSPITAL  EMERGENCY  SERVICES,  DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER
SERVICES AND AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES, PROVIDED BY  RURAL  HOSPITALS
DESIGNATED  AS  CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE XVIII
OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION THE INCREASED COSTS OF PROVIDING SUCH  SERVICES  IN  RURAL
AREAS  AS  WELL AS THE NEED TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO SUCH SERVICES IN RURAL
AREAS. IN ADDITION, THE RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL  CONTAIN  PROPOSED  LEGIS-
LATION,  FOR  INCORPORATION  INTO  THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN  FISCAL  YEAR,  TO   EFFECTUATE   RATE
INCREASES EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06121-01-5

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2015-A7101A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6619
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6157, S4532
2019-2020: S2086
2021-2022: S2607
2023-2024: S3092
2025-2026: S3110

2015-A7101A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to directing the commissioner of health to make recommendations relating to increasing certain ambulatory patient group reimbursement rates.

2015-A7101A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7101--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,
  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 directing the
  commissioner of health to make recommendations relating to  increasing
  certain ambulatory patient group reimbursement rates

  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) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL,  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  HOSPITAL  INDUSTRY
REPRESENTATIVES, PROVIDE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE
LEGISLATURE  ON  OR  BEFORE  OCTOBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN, ON
INCREASING AMBULATORY PATIENT  GROUPS  REIMBURSEMENT  RATES  ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBDIVISION FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES,
GENERAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES,  DIAGNOSTIC  AND  TREATMENT  CENTER
SERVICES  AND  AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES, PROVIDED BY RURAL HOSPITALS
DESIGNATED AS CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH  TITLE  XVIII
OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION  THE  INCREASED  COSTS OF PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES IN RURAL
AREAS AS WELL AS THE NEED TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO SUCH SERVICES  IN  RURAL
AREAS.  IN  ADDITION,  THE RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL CONTAIN PROPOSED LEGIS-
LATION, FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE STATE BUDGET  FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN--TWO   THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN  FISCAL  YEAR,  TO  EFFECTUATE  RATE
INCREASES EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06121-02-6

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