Senate Bill S8744

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits approved providers of child health insurance coverage from discriminating against health care providers not participating in the insurers network

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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-S8744 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3866
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2511, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5756
2011-2012: A2550
2013-2014: A4045
2015-2016: A2918
2019-2020: S6760, A3654
2021-2022: S2212, A1523
2023-2024: S4922, A9541

2017-S8744 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits approved organizations providing coverage under the child health insurance plan from discriminating against health care providers which do not participate in the organization's health care network.

2017-S8744 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8744 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8744
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 prohibiting
   approved organizations in the child health insurance plan from  limit-
   ing the participation of certain health care providers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2511 of the public health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D)  NO  APPROVED  ORGANIZATION SHALL PROHIBIT OR IN ANY WAY LIMIT THE
 PROVISION OF COVERED HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY A HEALTH CARE  PROVIDER  ON
 THE  GROUNDS  THAT  SUCH PROVIDER CHOOSES NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN A HEALTH
 CARE NETWORK MAINTAINED BY SUCH APPROVED ORGANIZATION TO  SERVE  COMMER-
 CIAL INSUREDS, ENROLLEES OR SUBSCRIBERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08692-01-7



              

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