Assembly Actions -
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Jun 17, 2020 |
signed chap.124 |
Jun 05, 2020 |
delivered to governor |
May 27, 2020 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.38 substituted for a10404a referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.667 |
May 26, 2020 |
reported and committed to rules |
May 24, 2020 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S8416
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
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co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2019-S8416 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S8416 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8416 SPONSOR: METZGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to including audio- only and video-only telehealth and telemedicine services in those tele- health and telemedicine services eligible for reimbursement PURPOSE: To expand telehealth services to allow for audio-only or video-only communication, and to allow for such services to be eligible for reimbursement. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one, subdivision four of the public health law is amended to eliminate the prohibition on audio-only telephone communications under the definition of telehealth services. Additionally, it affirmatively adds audio-only telephone communications as an acceptable telehealth
2019-S8416 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8416 I N S E N A T E May 24, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. METZGER -- 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 including audio- only and video-only telehealth and telemedicine services in those telehealth and telemedicine services eligible for reimbursement THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 2999-cc of the public health law, as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 4. "Telehealth" means the use of electronic information and communi- cation technologies by telehealth providers to deliver health care services, which shall include the assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, care management and/or self-management of a patient. Telehealth shall not include delivery of health care services by means of [audio-only telephone communication,] facsimile machines, or electronic messaging alone, though use of these technologies is not precluded if used in conjunction with telemedicine, store and forward technology, or remote patient monitoring. For purposes of this section, telehealth shall be limited to telemedicine, store and forward technolo- gy, [and] remote patient monitoring AND AUDIO-ONLY TELEPHONE COMMUNI- CATION, EXCEPT THAT WITH RESPECT TO THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, AND THE CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN UNDER TITLE ONE-A OF ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, TELEHEALTH SHALL INCLUDE AUDIO-ONLY TELE- PHONE COMMUNICATION ONLY TO THE EXTENT DEFINED IN REGULATIONS AS MAY BE PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER. This subdivision shall not preclude the delivery of health care services by means of "home telehealth" as used in section thirty-six hundred fourteen of this chapter. § 2. Section 2999-ee of the public health law, as added by section 3 of part HH of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: § 2999-ee. Increased application of telehealth. In order to increase the application of telehealth in behavioral health, oral health, mater- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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