Assembly Bill A9392

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires comprehensive motor vehicle reparations and workers' compensation coverage of health care services delivered by means of telehealth

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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-A9392 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6367
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5102, Ins L; amd §13, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1419, S3951
2019-2020: S879

2015-A9392 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires comprehensive motor vehicle reparations and workers' compensation coverage of health care services delivered by means of telehealth.

2015-A9392 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9392

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 29, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RUSSELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the workers' compensation law,  in
  relation to coverage of health care services by means of telehealth

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subsection (a) of section 5102 of the insur-
ance law, as amended by chapter 298 of the laws of 2006, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  (1)  All  necessary  expenses  incurred  for:  (i)  medical,  hospital
(including services rendered in compliance with article forty-one of the
public health law, whether or not such services are rendered directly by
a hospital), surgical, nursing, dental, ambulance,  x-ray,  prescription
drug   and  prosthetic  services;  (ii)  psychiatric,  physical  therapy
(provided that treatment is rendered pursuant to a referral) and occupa-
tional therapy and rehabilitation; (iii) ANY HEALTH CARE SERVICES DELIV-
ERED BY MEANS OF TELEHEALTH, AS DEFINED IN  SUBSECTION  (B)  OF  SECTION
THREE  THOUSAND  TWO  HUNDRED SEVENTEEN-H OF THIS CHAPTER; (IV) any non-
medical remedial care and treatment rendered in accordance with a  reli-
gious method of healing recognized by the laws of this state; and [(iv)]
(V) any other professional health services; all without limitation as to
time, provided that within one year after the date of the accident caus-
ing the injury it is ascertainable that further expenses may be incurred
as a result of the injury. For the purpose of determining basic economic
loss,  the expenses incurred under this paragraph shall be in accordance
with the limitations of section five thousand one hundred eight of  this
article.
  S  2.  The  opening  paragraph of subdivision (a) of section 13 of the
workers' compensation law, as amended by chapter  536  of  the  laws  of
2015, is amended to read as follows:
  The  employer  shall  promptly  provide  for  an injured employee such
medical, dental, surgical, optometric or other attendance or  treatment,
nurse  and  hospital  service,  medicine, optometric services, crutches,
eye-glasses,  false  teeth,  artificial  eyes,   orthotics,   prosthetic

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

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