Assembly Actions -
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Jan 20, 2016 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health |
Jan 09, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1287
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 58th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S1287 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S1287 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1287 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to payments to rural hospitals designated as critical access hospitals PURPOSE: To allow that on and after April 1, 2016, rural hospitals designated as critical access hospitals are paid by Medicaid in the same manner that Medicare pays critical access hospitals, which is on the basis of reasonable costs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Subdivision 2-a of section 2807 of the Public Health Law by adding a new paragraph (j) that on and after April 1, 2016, subject to funds being appropriated therefore, a rural hospital designated as a critical access hospital shall have Medicaid payments for emergency services, and all outpatient services equal to one hundred and one percent of the reasonable costs of such facility in providing these services. Section two states the enactment date and requires that the implementations of the provisions of the act be contingent upon moneys being specifically appropriated for that purpose. JUSTIFICATION: Critical access hospitals serve medically underserved geographically isolated communities. They provide limited stay special care, acute care and swing bed services, as well as 24 hour emergency service capability. The maintenance of critical access hospitals is
2015-S1287 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1287 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- (at request of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to payments to rural hospitals designated as critical access hospitals 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) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY AND, SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION THEREFOR, ON AND AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, RATES OF PAYMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER SERVICES, EMERGENCY SERVICES, GENERAL HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES, AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES AND REFERRED AMBULATORY SERVICES, PROVIDED BY A RURAL HOSPITAL DESIGNATED AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE XVIII OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT SHALL BE EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF THE REASONABLE COSTS OF A FACILITY IN PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR PAYMENTS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVI- SION. REASONABLE COSTS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THAT USED TO DETERMINE PAYMENT FOR OUTPATIENT CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO BENEFICIARIES OF TITLE XVIII OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. FOR FACILITIES WITHOUT ADEQUATE COST EXPERIENCE, SUCH RATES SHALL BE BASED ON BUDGETED COSTS SUBSEQUENTLY ADJUSTED TO ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF REASONABLE ACTUAL COSTS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the implementation of the provisions of this act shall be subject to the appropriation of moneys specifically for the purposes thereof. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06120-01-5
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