Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 14, 2016 | referred to insurance delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 07, 2016 | amended on third reading 7777a |
Jun 06, 2016 | advanced to third reading |
Jun 02, 2016 | 2nd report cal. |
Jun 01, 2016 | 1st report cal.1288 |
May 12, 2016 | referred to insurance |
senate Bill S7777A
Sponsored By
Sue Serino
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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S7777 - Details
S7777 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7777 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to meetings and reports of the New York state health care quality and cost containment commission PURPOSE : To require the New York State Health Care Quality and Cost Containment Commission to meet each year, and to submit a report on the impact of providing insurance coverage for Lyme and other tick-borne related diseases. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Requires the commission to meet on the first Monday of June of each year to consider any outstanding requests or duties. Also requires that the commission submits a report to the governor and legislature which considers the impact on health insurance costs of requiring coverage of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Section 2: Provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION :
S7777 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7777 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SERINO -- 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 meetings and reports of the New York state health care quality and cost containment commis- sion THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 213 of the insurance law, as added by section 1 of part L of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: S 213. New York state health care quality and cost containment commis- sion. (a) There is hereby established within the department a commis- sion, to be known as the "New York state health care quality and cost containment commission". The commission shall consist of thirteen members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be the superinten- dent, one of whom shall be the commissioner of health, and six of whom shall be appointed on the recommendation of the legislative leaders, two on the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate, two on the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly, one on the recommen- dation of the minority leader of the senate, and one on the recommenda- tion of the minority leader of the assembly. All members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, and vacancies shall be appointed in the same manner as original appointments. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable trav- el expenses. In making appointments to the commission, the governor shall ensure that the interests of health care consumers, small busi- nesses, the medical community and health plans are represented on the commission. THE COMMISSION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MEET ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF JUNE OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR TO CONSIDER OUTSTANDING REQUESTS OR DUTIES. ANY VACANCIES SHALL BE DEEMED WAIVED BY THE APPOINTING AUTHORI- TY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FIRST MEETING. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL FORFEIT THE RIGHT FOR AN APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY TO FILL VACANCIES WITHIN THEIR STATUTORILY ALLOWED MEMBERS. (b)(1) The purpose of the commission shall be to analyze the impact on health insurance costs and quality of proposed legislation which would EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
S7777A (ACTIVE) - Details
S7777A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7777A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to meetings and reports of the New York state health care quality and cost containment commission PURPOSE : To require the New York State Health Care Quality and Cost Containment Commission to meet each year, and to submit a report on the impact of providing insurance coverage for Lyme and other tick-borne related diseases. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Requires the commission to meet on the first Monday after the first of January of each year to consider any outstanding requests or duties. Also requires that the commission submits a report to the governor and legislature which considers the impact on health insurance costs of requiring coverage of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases by May 1, 2017. Section 2: Provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION :
S7777A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7777--A Cal. No. 1288 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to meetings and reports of the New York state health care quality and cost containment commis- sion THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 213 of the insurance law, as added by section 1 of part L of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: S 213. New York state health care quality and cost containment commis- sion. (a) There is hereby established within the department a commis- sion, to be known as the "New York state health care quality and cost containment commission". The commission shall consist of thirteen members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be the superinten- dent, one of whom shall be the commissioner of health, and six of whom shall be appointed on the recommendation of the legislative leaders, two on the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate, two on the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly, one on the recommen- dation of the minority leader of the senate, and one on the recommenda- tion of the minority leader of the assembly. All members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, and vacancies shall be appointed in the same manner as original appointments. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable trav- el expenses. In making appointments to the commission, the governor shall ensure that the interests of health care consumers, small busi- nesses, the medical community and health plans are represented on the commission. THE COMMISSION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MEET ON THE FIRST MONDAY AFTER THE FIRST OF JANUARY OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR TO CONSIDER OUTSTANDING REQUESTS OR DUTIES. ANY VACANCIES SHALL BE DEEMED WAIVED BY THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FIRST MEETING. NOTHING EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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