Senate Bill S5661B

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the enhanced safety net hospital program to provide for the payment, solely by the state, of enhanced medical assistance payments to certain hospitals

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S5661 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7763
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807-c, Pub Health L

2017-S5661 - Summary

Establishes the enhanced safety net hospital program to provide for the payment, solely by the state, of enhanced medical assistance payments to hospitals which serve the uninsured or recipients of medical assistance, are public sector hospitals, or are federally designated as critical access or sole community hospitals.

2017-S5661 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5661 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5661
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  LITTLE, HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
   enhanced safety net hospital program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2807-c of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 34 to read as follows:
   34. ENHANCED SAFETY NET HOSPITAL PROGRAM. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, "ENHANCED SAFETY NET HOSPITAL" MEANS A HOSPITAL WHICH:
   (I) IN ANY OF THE PREVIOUS THREE CALENDAR YEARS, HAS MET THE FOLLOWING
 CRITERIA:
   (A)  NOT  LESS  THAN  FIFTY  PERCENT OF THE PATIENTS IT TREATS RECEIVE
 MEDICAID OR ARE MEDICALLY UNINSURED;
   (B) NOT LESS THAN  FORTY  PERCENT  OF  ITS  INPATIENT  DISCHARGES  ARE
 COVERED BY MEDICAID;
   (C) TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF ITS DISCHARGED PATIENTS ARE COMMER-
 CIALLY INSURED;
   (D)  NOT  LESS THAN THREE PERCENT OF THE PATIENTS IT PROVIDES SERVICES
 TO ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CARE OF UNINSURED PATIENTS; AND
   (E) PROVIDES CARE TO UNINSURED PATIENTS IN ITS EMERGENCY ROOM,  HOSPI-
 TAL  BASED  CLINICS AND COMMUNITY BASED CLINICS, INCLUDING THE PROVISION
 OF IMPORTANT COMMUNITY SERVICES, SUCH AS DENTAL CARE AND PRENATAL CARE;
   (II) IS A PUBLIC HOSPITAL OPERATED BY A COUNTY,  MUNICIPALITY,  PUBLIC
 BENEFIT CORPORATION OR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK; OR
   (III)  IS  FEDERALLY DESIGNATED AS A CRITICAL ACCESS OR SOLE COMMUNITY
 HOSPITAL.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADJUST MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RATES TO ENHANCED
 SAFETY NET HOSPITALS FOR THE PURPOSES OF  SUPPORTING  CRITICALLY  NEEDED
 HEALTH  CARE SERVICES AND TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE AND OPERA-
 TION OF SUCH HOSPITALS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2017-S5661A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7763
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807-c, Pub Health L

2017-S5661A - Summary

Establishes the enhanced safety net hospital program to provide for the payment, solely by the state, of enhanced medical assistance payments to hospitals which serve the uninsured or recipients of medical assistance, are public sector hospitals, or are federally designated as critical access or sole community hospitals.

2017-S5661A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5661A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5661--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. LITTLE, HANNON, RITCHIE, VALESKY -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Health  -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the
   Committee on Finance -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
   enhanced safety net hospital program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  2807-c  of  the  public health law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 34 to read as follows:
   34. ENHANCED SAFETY NET HOSPITAL PROGRAM. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, "ENHANCED SAFETY NET HOSPITAL" MEANS A HOSPITAL WHICH:
   (I) IN ANY OF THE PREVIOUS THREE CALENDAR YEARS, HAS MET THE FOLLOWING
 CRITERIA:
   (A) NOT LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF  THE  PATIENTS  IT  TREATS  RECEIVE
 MEDICAID OR ARE MEDICALLY UNINSURED;
   (B)  NOT  LESS  THAN  FORTY  PERCENT  OF  ITS INPATIENT DISCHARGES ARE
 COVERED BY MEDICAID;
   (C) TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF ITS DISCHARGED PATIENTS ARE COMMER-
 CIALLY INSURED;
   (D) NOT LESS THAN THREE PERCENT OF THE PATIENTS IT  PROVIDES  SERVICES
 TO ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CARE OF UNINSURED PATIENTS; AND
   (E)  PROVIDES CARE TO UNINSURED PATIENTS IN ITS EMERGENCY ROOM, HOSPI-
 TAL BASED CLINICS AND COMMUNITY BASED CLINICS, INCLUDING  THE  PROVISION
 OF IMPORTANT COMMUNITY SERVICES, SUCH AS DENTAL CARE AND PRENATAL CARE;
   (II)  IS  A PUBLIC HOSPITAL OPERATED BY A COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, PUBLIC
 BENEFIT CORPORATION OR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK; OR
   (III) IS FEDERALLY DESIGNATED AS A CRITICAL ACCESS OR  SOLE  COMMUNITY
 HOSPITAL.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11172-03-7

co-Sponsors

2017-S5661B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7763
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807-c, Pub Health L

2017-S5661B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the enhanced safety net hospital program to provide for the payment, solely by the state, of enhanced medical assistance payments to hospitals which serve the uninsured or recipients of medical assistance, are public sector hospitals, or are federally designated as critical access or sole community hospitals.

2017-S5661B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5661B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5661--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. LITTLE, HANNON, RITCHIE, VALESKY -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Health  -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the
   Committee on Finance -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
   enhanced safety net hospital program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2807-c of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 34 to read as follows:
   34. ENHANCED SAFETY NET HOSPITAL PROGRAM. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, "ENHANCED SAFETY NET HOSPITAL" MEANS A HOSPITAL WHICH:
   (I) IN ANY OF THE PREVIOUS THREE CALENDAR YEARS, HAS MET THE FOLLOWING
 CRITERIA:
   (A)  NOT  LESS  THAN  FIFTY  PERCENT OF THE PATIENTS IT TREATS RECEIVE
 MEDICAID OR ARE MEDICALLY UNINSURED;
   (B) NOT LESS THAN  FORTY  PERCENT  OF  ITS  INPATIENT  DISCHARGES  ARE
 COVERED BY MEDICAID;
   (C) TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF ITS DISCHARGED PATIENTS ARE COMMER-
 CIALLY INSURED;
   (D)  NOT  LESS THAN THREE PERCENT OF THE PATIENTS IT PROVIDES SERVICES
 TO ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CARE OF UNINSURED PATIENTS; AND
   (E) PROVIDES CARE TO UNINSURED PATIENTS IN ITS EMERGENCY ROOM,  HOSPI-
 TAL  BASED  CLINICS AND COMMUNITY BASED CLINICS, INCLUDING THE PROVISION
 OF IMPORTANT COMMUNITY SERVICES, SUCH AS DENTAL CARE AND PRENATAL CARE;
   (II) IS A PUBLIC HOSPITAL OPERATED BY A COUNTY,  MUNICIPALITY,  PUBLIC
 BENEFIT CORPORATION OR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK; OR

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11172-05-7

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