Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 17, 2019 |
signed chap.377 |
Oct 11, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.538 substituted for a8404 |
Jun 19, 2019 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 18, 2019 |
ordered to third reading cal.1654 |
Jun 16, 2019 |
print number 6544a |
Jun 16, 2019 |
amend and recommit to rules |
Jun 15, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6544A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th 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
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2019-S6544 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8404
- Law Section:
- Financial Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§605 & 604, Fin Serv L; amd §4, Chap of 2019 (as proposed in S.3171-A & A.264-B); amd §4406-c, Pub Health L; amd §§3217-b & 4325, Ins L
2019-S6544 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6544 SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the financial services law, the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to establishing protections from excess hospital charges; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the financial services law relating to establish- ing protections from excess hospital charges, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3171-A and A. 264-B, in relation to the effectiveness thereof PURPOSE: This bill amends S3171A which subjected hospital charges for emergency services to the independent dispute resolution ("IDR") process estab- lished to protect against excessive emergency charges. The chapter amendment provides a number of clarifying changes regarding the payment process for when out of network emergency room hospital charges are submitted to the IDR process and how payment is made. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2019-S6544 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6544 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the financial services law, the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to establishing protections from excess hospital charges; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the financial services law relating to establishing protections from excess hospital charges, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3171-A and A. 264-B, in relation to the effectiveness thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 605 of the financial services law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the financial services law relat- ing to establishing protections from excess hospital charges, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3171-A and A. 264-B, is amended to read as follows: § 605. Dispute resolution for emergency services. (a) Emergency services for an insured. (1) When a health care plan receives a bill for emergency services from a non-participating physician or hospital, including a bill for inpatient services which follow an emergency room visit, the health care plan shall pay an amount that it determines is reasonable for the emergency services rendered by the non-participating physician or hospital, in accordance with section three thousand two hundred twenty-four-a of the insurance law, except for the insured's co-payment, coinsurance or deductible, if any, and shall ensure that the insured shall incur no greater out-of-pocket costs for the emergency services than the insured would have incurred with a participating physician or hospital pursuant to subsection (c) of section three thou- sand two hundred forty-one of the insurance law. IF AN INSURED ASSIGNS BENEFITS TO A NON-PARTICIPATING HOSPITAL IN RELATION TO EMERGENCY SERVICES PROVIDED BY SUCH NON-PARTICIPATING HOSPITAL, THE NON-PARTICI- PATING HOSPITAL MAY BILL THE HEALTH CARE PLAN FOR THE EMERGENCY SERVICES EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2019-S6544A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8404
- Law Section:
- Financial Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§605 & 604, Fin Serv L; amd §4, Chap of 2019 (as proposed in S.3171-A & A.264-B); amd §4406-c, Pub Health L; amd §§3217-b & 4325, Ins L
2019-S6544A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6544A SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the financial services law, the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to establishing protections from excess hospital charges; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the financial services law relating to establish- ing protections from excess hospital charges, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3171-A and A. 264-B, in relation to the effectiveness thereof PURPOSE: This bill amends S3171A which subjected hospital charges for emergency services to the independent dispute resolution ("IDR") process estab- lished to protect against excessive emergency charges. The chapter amendment provides a number of changes regarding the payment process for when out of network emergency room hospital charges are submitted to the IDR process and how payment is made. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2019-S6544A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6544--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the financial services law, the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to establishing protections from excess hospital charges; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the financial services law relating to establishing protections from excess hospital charges, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3171-A and A. 264-B, in relation to the effectiveness thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 605 of the financial services law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the financial services law relat- ing to establishing protections from excess hospital charges, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3171-A and A. 264-B, is amended to read as follows: § 605. Dispute resolution for emergency services. (a) Emergency services for an insured. (1) When a health care plan receives a bill for emergency services from a non-participating physician or hospital, including a bill for inpatient services which follow an emergency room visit, the health care plan shall pay an amount that it determines is reasonable for the emergency services rendered by the non-participating physician or hospital, in accordance with section three thousand two hundred twenty-four-a of the insurance law, except for the insured's co-payment, coinsurance or deductible, if any, and shall ensure that the insured shall incur no greater out-of-pocket costs for the emergency services than the insured would have incurred with a participating physician or hospital pursuant to subsection (c) of section three thou- sand two hundred forty-one of the insurance law. IF AN INSURED ASSIGNS BENEFITS TO A NON-PARTICIPATING HOSPITAL IN RELATION TO EMERGENCY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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