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Assembly Bill A6157A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the commissioner of health to make recommendations relating to increasing certain ambulatory patient group reimbursment

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2017-A6157 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4532
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7101, S6619
2019-2020: S2086
2021-2022: S2607
2023-2024: S3092
2025-2026: S3110

2017-A6157 - Summary

Relates to directing the commissioner of health to make recommendations relating to increasing certain ambulatory patient group reimbursement rates.

2017-A6157 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6157
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SKARTADOS, GIGLIO, PALMESANO, MONTESANO, WOERNER,
   FITZPATRICK  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LOPEZ -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  directing  the
   commissioner  of health to make recommendations relating to increasing
   certain ambulatory patient group reimbursement rates
 
   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)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL,  IN  CONJUNCTION WITH HOSPITAL INDUSTRY
 REPRESENTATIVES, PROVIDE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE
 LEGISLATURE ON OR BEFORE  OCTOBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN,  ON
 INCREASING  AMBULATORY  PATIENT  GROUPS  REIMBURSEMENT RATES ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL  OUTPATIENT  SERVICES,
 GENERAL  HOSPITAL  EMERGENCY  SERVICES,  DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER
 SERVICES AND AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES, PROVIDED BY  RURAL  HOSPITALS
 DESIGNATED  AS  CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE XVIII
 OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL TAKE INTO
 CONSIDERATION THE INCREASED COSTS OF PROVIDING SUCH  SERVICES  IN  RURAL
 AREAS  AS  WELL AS THE NEED TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO SUCH SERVICES IN RURAL
 AREAS. IN ADDITION, THE RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL  CONTAIN  PROPOSED  LEGIS-
 LATION,  FOR  INCORPORATION  INTO  THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND
 EIGHTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN  FISCAL  YEAR,  TO   EFFECTUATE   RATE
 INCREASES EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01553-01-7

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2017-A6157A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4532
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7101, S6619
2019-2020: S2086
2021-2022: S2607
2023-2024: S3092
2025-2026: S3110

2017-A6157A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to directing the commissioner of health to make recommendations relating to increasing certain ambulatory patient group reimbursement rates.

2017-A6157A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6157--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SKARTADOS, GIGLIO, PALMESANO, MONTESANO, WOERNER,
   FITZPATRICK  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Health --
   recommitted to the Committee on Health  in  accordance  with  Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  directing  the
   commissioner  of health to make recommendations relating to increasing
   certain ambulatory patient group reimbursement rates
 
   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)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL,  IN  CONJUNCTION WITH HOSPITAL INDUSTRY
 REPRESENTATIVES, PROVIDE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE
 LEGISLATURE ON OR  BEFORE  OCTOBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN,  ON
 INCREASING  AMBULATORY  PATIENT  GROUPS  REIMBURSEMENT RATES ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL  OUTPATIENT  SERVICES,
 GENERAL  HOSPITAL  EMERGENCY  SERVICES,  DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER
 SERVICES AND AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES, PROVIDED BY  RURAL  HOSPITALS
 DESIGNATED  AS  CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE XVIII
 OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL TAKE INTO
 CONSIDERATION THE INCREASED COSTS OF PROVIDING SUCH  SERVICES  IN  RURAL
 AREAS  AS  WELL AS THE NEED TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO SUCH SERVICES IN RURAL
 AREAS. IN ADDITION, THE RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL  CONTAIN  PROPOSED  LEGIS-
 LATION,  FOR  INCORPORATION  INTO  THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND
 NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY FISCAL YEAR, TO EFFECTUATE RATE  INCREASES
 EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01553-03-8

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