Assembly Bill A325

2021-2022 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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2021-A325 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6802
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §230-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10929, S8474
2019-2020: A543, S5479

2021-A325 (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.

2021-A325 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    325
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred 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-f to read as follows:
   §  230-F.  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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