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Senate Bill S8162

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to providing for the extension of a contract between a hospital or hospital system located in a certain county and a commercial health insurer

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2015-S8162 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Insurance

2015-S8162 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the extension of contract between a hospital or hospital system located in a certain county and a commercial health insurer.

2015-S8162 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S8162 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8162

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 17, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT in relation to providing for the extension of a contract  between
  a  hospital  or  hospital  system  located  in  a certain county and a
  commercial health insurer providing  coverage  or  benefits  for  both
  fully  insured  and self-insured members; and providing for the repeal
  of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. A contract between a hospital or hospital system located in
a  county  with  a population greater than 178,000 and less than 182,000
and a commercial health insurer, providing coverage or benefits for both
fully insured and self-insured members, which expired or  terminated  on
or  after  May 31, 2016, shall automatically be extended, under the same
terms and conditions, for an additional ninety days  during  which  time
the  parties to the contract shall engage a mutually agreeable independ-
ent and qualified third party to mediate the financial terms in  dispute
between the parties. In selecting the third party mediator, such parties
shall act reasonably and in good faith.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after May 31, 2016, and  shall
expire and be deemed repealed January 1, 2017.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15910-01-6

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