Senate Bill S2527A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law

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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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2017-S2527 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A343
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3224-a, 3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4462, A10735
2011-2012: S2714, A1341, A4093
2013-2014: S3542, A7534
2015-2016: S1764, A6195, A8581
2019-2020: S3526, A6211
2021-2022: S3556, A1309
2023-2024: S1466, A250

2017-S2527 - Summary

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law.

2017-S2527 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2527 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2527
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SEWARD,  ADDABBO,  AVELLA, BOYLE, BRESLIN, FUNKE,
   GALLIVAN, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print-
   ed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to  prehospi-
   tal emergency medical services providers

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding  a
 new subsection (k) to read as follows:
   (K)  PAYMENTS  TO  NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDERS OF AMBU-
 LANCE SERVICES LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW.
 (1)  WHENEVER  AN INSURER OR AN ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR
 CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER
 OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW PROVIDES THAT ANY  HEALTH
 CARE  CLAIMS  SUBMITTED  UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS ISSUED OR ENTERED
 INTO PURSUANT TO THIS  ARTICLE  OR  ARTICLE  FORTY-TWO,  FORTY-THREE  OR
 FORTY-SEVEN  OF THIS CHAPTER AND ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
 LAW ARE PAYABLE TO A PARTICIPATING OR PREFERRED  PROVIDER  OF  AMBULANCE
 SERVICES  FOR  SERVICES  RENDERED,  THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPO-
 RATION LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE  OR  FORTY-
 SEVEN  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW
 SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH BENEFITS EITHER DIRECTLY TO ANY  SIMILARLY
 LICENSED  NONPARTICIPATING  OR  NONPREFERRED  PROVIDER  AT THE USUAL AND
 CUSTOMARY CHARGE, WHICH SHALL NOT BE EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE, WHEN THE
 PROVIDER HAS RENDERED SUCH SERVICES, HAS A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT  OF  BENE-
 FITS,  AND  HAS  CAUSED WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH ASSIGNMENT TO BE GIVEN TO
 THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT
 TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE  FORTY-
 FOUR  OF  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH LAW OR JOINTLY TO SUCH NONPARTICIPATING OR
 NONPREFERRED PROVIDER AND TO THE INSURED, SUBSCRIBER, OR  OTHER  COVERED
 PERSON;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT IN EITHER CASE THE INSURER, ORGANIZA-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S2527A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A343
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3224-a, 3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4462, A10735
2011-2012: S2714, A1341, A4093
2013-2014: S3542, A7534
2015-2016: S1764, A6195, A8581
2019-2020: S3526, A6211
2021-2022: S3556, A1309
2023-2024: S1466, A250

2017-S2527A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law.

2017-S2527A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2527A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2527--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SEWARD,  ADDABBO, AKSHAR, AVELLA, BOYLE, BRESLIN,
   FUNKE, GALLIVAN, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance  --  recommitted
   to the Committee on Insurance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to  prehospi-
   tal emergency medical services providers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding  a
 new subsection (k) to read as follows:
   (K)  PAYMENTS  TO  NONPARTICIPATING OR NONPREFERRED PROVIDERS OF AMBU-
 LANCE SERVICES LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW.
 (1)  WHENEVER  AN INSURER OR AN ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION LICENSED OR
 CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER
 OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW PROVIDES THAT ANY  HEALTH
 CARE  CLAIMS  SUBMITTED  UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS ISSUED OR ENTERED
 INTO PURSUANT TO THIS  ARTICLE  OR  ARTICLE  FORTY-TWO,  FORTY-THREE  OR
 FORTY-SEVEN  OF THIS CHAPTER AND ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
 LAW ARE PAYABLE TO A PARTICIPATING OR PREFERRED  PROVIDER  OF  AMBULANCE
 SERVICES  FOR  SERVICES  RENDERED,  THE INSURER, ORGANIZATION, OR CORPO-
 RATION LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE  OR  FORTY-
 SEVEN  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW
 SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH BENEFITS EITHER DIRECTLY TO ANY  SIMILARLY
 LICENSED  NONPARTICIPATING  OR  NONPREFERRED  PROVIDER  AT THE USUAL AND
 CUSTOMARY CHARGE, WHICH SHALL NOT BE EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE, WHEN THE
 PROVIDER HAS RENDERED SUCH SERVICES, HAS ON FILE A DULY EXECUTED ASSIGN-
 MENT OF BENEFITS, AND HAS CAUSED NOTICE OF SUCH ASSIGNMENT TO  BE  GIVEN
 TO  THE  INSURER,  ORGANIZATION,  OR  CORPORATION  LICENSED OR CERTIFIED
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OR FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR  ARTI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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