assembly Bill A1523

Vetoed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Vetoed by Governor

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Actions

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 03, 2021 tabled
vetoed memo.51
Oct 22, 2021 delivered to governor
Jun 09, 2021 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.1035
substituted for s2212
Mar 23, 2021 referred to health
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Jan 28, 2021 advanced to third reading cal.70
Jan 26, 2021 reported
Jan 11, 2021 referred to health

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Jun 9, 2021 - floor Vote

A1523
53
10
floor
53
Aye
10
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
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Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2021

aye (53)
nay (10)

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A1523 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2212
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
2017-2018: A3866, S8744
2019-2020: A3654, S6760

A1523 (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.

A1523 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1523
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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.
                                                            LBD00216-01-1