Senate Bill S5479

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to convening an office-based surgery workgroup to make recommendations regarding appropriate reforms or policy changes

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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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2019-S5479 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A543
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §230-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8474, A10929
2021-2022: S6802, A325

2019-S5479 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Convenes an office-based surgery workgroup to make recommendations regarding appropriate reforms or policy changes necessary and in the best interest of the public.

2019-S5479 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5479 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5479
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- 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  convening  an
   office-based  surgery  workgroup  to  make  recommendations  regarding
   appropriate reforms or policy changes necessary and in the best inter-
   est of the public
 
   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
 230-e to read as follows:
   § 230-E. OFFICE-BASED SURGERY WORKGROUP. 1.  AN  OFFICE-BASED  SURGERY
 WORKGROUP  SHALL BE CONVENED AND SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS APPOINTED
 BY THE GOVERNOR. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF
 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE  APPOINTED  ON  THE
 RECOMMENDATION  OF  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE AND SHALL
 CONSIST OF TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OFFICE-BASED SURGERY INDUSTRY, ONE
 REPRESENTATIVE OF HEALTH PLANS, ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE  ACCREDITATION
 AGENCIES,  ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF A STATEWIDE SOCIETY REPRESENTING PHYSI-
 CIANS AND TWO CONSUMERS AND SHALL BE CO-CHAIRED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
 FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE COMMISSIONER.  SUCH  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 WORKGROUP  MUST  REPRESENT  DIFFERENT  REGIONS OF THE STATE. THE MEMBERS
 SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED
 THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR
 DUTIES.
   2.  THE  WORKGROUP  SHALL  REVIEW  THE HISTORY OF OFFICE-BASED SURGERY
 SINCE ENACTMENT OF ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS FOR  OFFICE-BASED  SURGERY
 ENTITIES  PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-D OF THIS TITLE AND ANY
 IMPACTS INCLUDING TRENDS, UPWARDS OR DOWNWARDS, IN SIZE,  SPECIALTY  AND
 GEOGRAPHIC  DISTRIBUTION  OF  OFFICE-BASED SURGERY PRACTICES AND COMPAR-
 ISONS WITH OTHER OUT-PATIENT SURGICAL  SETTINGS  ESPECIALLY  RELATED  TO
 PATIENT  ACCESS, SAFETY AND RATES OF REIMBURSEMENT PAID BY HEALTH PLANS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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