Senate Bill S7740

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires providers of insurance policies to maintain a database of health care providers offering foreign language services

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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-S7740 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3268
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3102, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8666
2013-2014: A802
2017-2018: S3587, A5408
2019-2020: S3245, A3994
2021-2022: S3679
2023-2024: S1849

2015-S7740 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires providers of insurance policies to maintain a database of health care providers offering foreign language services.

2015-S7740 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7740 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7740

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to maintaining a database
  of certain foreign language services as  required  by  federal  health
  care reform laws

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

  Section 1. Section 3102 of the insurance law is amended  by  adding  a
new subsection (g) to read as follows:
  (G)  FOREIGN  LANGUAGE SERVICES DATABASE REQUIREMENT.  THE PROVIDER OF
ANY INSURANCE POLICY REQUIRED UNDER THE UNITED STATES PATIENT PROTECTION
AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (PUB. L. NO.  111-148, 124 STAT. 119 (2010)) AND
THE UNITED STATES HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT  OF  2010
(PUB. L. NO. 111-152, 124 STAT. 1029 (2010)) TO PROVIDE FOREIGN LANGUAGE
SERVICES  SHALL MAINTAIN A DATABASE, AVAILABLE TO EVERY CUSTOMER, CLIENT
OR INSURED INDIVIDUAL UNDER  SUCH  PROVIDER'S  POLICIES.  SUCH  DATABASE
SHALL  CONTAIN  THE  NAME,  LOCATION,  SPECIALTY AND LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY
DOCTORS, PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDERS  COVERED  BY  SUCH
INSURANCE PROVIDER'S POLICIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on  or
before such date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07453-01-5

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