Assembly Bill A8472A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to emergency and non-emergency transportation of medical assistance recipients

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2017-A8472 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6705
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3005-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A6612

2017-A8472 - Summary

Relates to emergency and non-emergency transportation of medical assistance recipients; provides that such transportation may not be assigned, delegated or subcontracted to third parties.

2017-A8472 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8472
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to emergency and
   non-emergency transportation of medical assistance recipients
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 3005-c to read as follows:
   § 3005-C. EMERGENCY  AND  NON-EMERGENCY  TRANSPORTATION   OF   MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE  RECIPIENTS.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION" SHALL MEAN  TRANSPORTATION  FOR
 THE  PURPOSE  OF  OBTAINING  HOSPITAL  SERVICES FOR A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 RECIPIENT WHO SUFFERS FROM SEVERE, LIFE-THREATENING OR POTENTIALLY DISA-
 BLING CONDITIONS WHICH REQUIRES EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES,  AS  DEFINED
 IN  SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, WHILE
 THE RECIPIENT IS BEING TRANSPORTED.
   (B) "NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION" SHALL  MEAN  TRANSPORTATION
 FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  OBTAINING NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE OR SERVICES TO A
 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENT.
   2. ANY  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TRANSPORTATION  OR  NON-EMERGENCY  MEDICAL
 TRANSPORTATION OF A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENT SHALL BE PROVIDED BY AN
 INDIVIDUAL,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, MUNICIPALITY OR ANY
 LEGAL PUBLIC ENTITY OR SUBDIVISION THEREOF BY  MEANS  OF  TRANSPORTATION
 VEHICLES  THAT ARE DIRECTLY OWNED OR LEASED BY SAID INDIVIDUAL, PARTNER-
 SHIP, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, MUNICIPALITY OR ANY LEGAL PUBLIC  ENTITY
 OR  SUBDIVISION  THEREOF,  AND  SUCH TRANSPORTATION MAY NOT BE ASSIGNED,
 DELEGATED, OR SUBCONTRACTED TO THIRD  PARTIES.  SUCH  VEHICLES  MUST  BE
 MAINTAINED  AND  INSPECTED  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH RULES PROMULGATED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2017-A8472A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6705
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3005-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A6612

2017-A8472A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to emergency and non-emergency transportation of medical assistance recipients; provides that such transportation may not be assigned, delegated or subcontracted to third parties.

2017-A8472A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8472--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  emergency  and
   non-emergency transportation of medical assistance recipients

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 3005-c to read as follows:
   § 3005-C. EMERGENCY   AND   NON-EMERGENCY  TRANSPORTATION  OF  MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION  THE  FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "EMERGENCY  MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION" SHALL MEAN TRANSPORTATION FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING HOSPITAL  SERVICES  FOR  A  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE
 RECIPIENT WHO SUFFERS FROM SEVERE, LIFE-THREATENING OR POTENTIALLY DISA-
 BLING  CONDITIONS  WHICH REQUIRES EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AS DEFINED
 IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE OF THIS ARTICLE,  WHILE
 THE RECIPIENT IS BEING TRANSPORTED.
   (B)  "NON-EMERGENCY  MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION" SHALL MEAN TRANSPORTATION
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE  OR  SERVICES  TO  A
 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENT.
   2.  ANY  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TRANSPORTATION  OR  NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL
 TRANSPORTATION OF A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENT SHALL BE PROVIDED BY AN
 INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, MUNICIPALITY  OR  ANY
 LEGAL  PUBLIC  ENTITY  OR SUBDIVISION THEREOF BY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
 VEHICLES THAT ARE DIRECTLY OWNED OR LEASED BY SAID INDIVIDUAL,  PARTNER-
 SHIP,  ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, MUNICIPALITY OR ANY LEGAL PUBLIC ENTITY
 OR SUBDIVISION THEREOF. WITH THE EXCEPTION  OF  MUNICIPAL  FIRE  DEPART-
 MENTS,  SUCH  TRANSPORTATION  MAY NOT BE ASSIGNED, DELEGATED, OR SUBCON-
 TRACTED  TO  THIRD  PARTIES.  SUCH  VEHICLES  SHALL  BE  MAINTAINED  AND
 INSPECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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