Assembly Bill A8581

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law

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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-A8581 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1764
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3224-a, 3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10735, S4462
2011-2012: A1341, A4093, S2714
2013-2014: A7534, S3542
2017-2018: A343, S2527
2019-2020: A6211, S3526
2021-2022: A1309, S3556
2023-2024: A250, S1466

2015-A8581 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law.

2015-A8581 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8581

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. MAGNARELLI, ZEBROWSKI, STIRPE, COOK, GOTTFRIED,
  WOERNER, FAHY, MOSLEY,  NOJAY,  FINCH,  TENNEY,  MONTESANO,  LOPEZ  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. ARROYO, CROUCH, GANTT, HEVESI, HOOPER,
  JOHNS, KOLB, LUPINACCI, MAGEE, McDONALD, OAKS, PERRY, RAIA, SEPULVEDA,
  SIMANOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to  prehospi-
  tal emergency medical services providers

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

  Section 1. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding  a
new subsection (k) to read as follows:
  (K)  PAYMENTS  TO  NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDERS OF AMBU-
LANCE SERVICES LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW.
(1)  WHENEVER  AN INSURER OR AN ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR
CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER
OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW PROVIDES THAT ANY  HEALTH
CARE  CLAIMS  SUBMITTED  UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS ISSUED OR ENTERED
INTO PURSUANT TO THIS  ARTICLE  OR  ARTICLE  FORTY-TWO,  FORTY-THREE  OR
FORTY-SEVEN  OF THIS CHAPTER AND ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
LAW ARE PAYABLE TO A PARTICIPATING OR PREFERRED  PROVIDER  OF  AMBULANCE
SERVICES  FOR  SERVICES  RENDERED,  THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPO-
RATION  LICENSED  OR  CERTIFIED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  FORTY-THREE   OR
FORTY-SEVEN  OF  THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
LAW SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH BENEFITS EITHER DIRECTLY TO ANY  SIMI-
LARLY  LICENSED  NONPARTICIPATING  OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDER AT THE USUAL
AND CUSTOMARY CHARGE, WHICH SHALL NOT BE EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE, WHEN
THE PROVIDER HAS RENDERED SUCH SERVICES, HAS  A  WRITTEN  ASSIGNMENT  OF
BENEFITS,  AND  HAS CAUSED WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH ASSIGNMENT TO BE GIVEN
TO THE INSURER,  ORGANIZATION,  OR  CORPORATION  LICENSED  OR  CERTIFIED
PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTI-
CLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW OR JOINTLY  TO  SUCH  NONPARTIC-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07093-02-5
              

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