Senate Bill S6617

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to payments to rural hospitals designated as critical access hospitals

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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-S6617 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7111
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2807, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10094
2013-2014: A7509
2017-2018: S4536, A6234
2019-2020: S449
2021-2022: S1327
2023-2024: S3445

2015-S6617 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to payments to rural hospitals designated as critical access hospitals.

2015-S6617 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6617 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6617

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  RITCHIE,  YOUNG,  AKSHAR,  O'MARA, VALESKY -- (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  SEVENTEEN,  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.
                                                           LBD13838-01-6


              

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