Senate Bill S5340

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to penalties to managed care organizations

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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-S5340 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7862
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §364-j, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S1804, A3068

2017-S5340 - Summary

Provides that no penalties for late, incomplete or inaccurate data shall be assessed against managed care organizations except in cases of fraud or abuse.

2017-S5340 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5340 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5340
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON  --  (at  request of the Medicaid Inspector
   General) -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to penalties to
   managed care organizations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (d)  of subdivision 32 of section 364-j of the
 social services law, as added by section 15 of part B of chapter  59  of
 the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (d)  Penalties  under  this  subdivision may be applied to any and all
 circumstances described in paragraph (b) of this subdivision  until  the
 managed  care organization complies with the requirements for submission
 of encounter data. No  penalties  for  late,  incomplete  or  inaccurate
 encounter  data  shall be assessed against managed care organizations in
 addition to those provided for in this subdivision, EXCEPT IN  CASES  OF
 FRAUD OR ABUSE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law, provided that the amendments to section 364-j of  the
 social  services  law, made by section one of this act, shall not affect
 the repeal of such section, and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10145-01-7

2017-S5340A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7862
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §364-j, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S1804, A3068

2017-S5340A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no penalties for late, incomplete or inaccurate data shall be assessed against managed care organizations except in cases of fraud or abuse.

2017-S5340A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5340A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5340--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to penalties to
   managed care organizations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (d)  of subdivision 32 of section 364-j of the
 social services law, as added by section 15 of part B of chapter  59  of
 the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (d) (I) Penalties under this subdivision may be applied to any and all
 circumstances  described  in paragraph (b) of this subdivision until the
 managed care organization complies with the requirements for  submission
 of encounter data.
   (II)  No  penalties  for late, incomplete or inaccurate encounter data
 shall be assessed against managed  care  organizations  in  addition  to
 those  provided for in this subdivision, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING
 IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL PROHIBIT THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES,  IN  CASES
 OF FRAUD OR ABUSE, OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law, provided that the amendments to section 364-j of  the
 social  services  law, made by section one of this act, shall not affect
 the repeal of such section, and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10145-03-7

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