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Assembly Bill A6612

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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2019-A6612 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3005-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8472

2019-A6612 (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.

2019-A6612 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6612
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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.  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
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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