Senate Bill S6846A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Modifies the definition of telehealth provider

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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-S6846 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2999-cc, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4782

2021-S6846 - Summary

Modifies the definition of telehealth provider to include any health care provider who possesses the requisite license, certification, registration, authorization or credentialing to provide a health care service in New York state and determines that it is clinically appropriate to deliver such health care service via telehealth.

2021-S6846 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6846 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6846
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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  modifying  the
   definition of telehealth provider
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (y) of subdivision 2 of section  2999-cc  of  the
 public  health  law,  as amended by section 3 of part F of chapter 57 of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   (y) any [other provider as determined by the commissioner pursuant  to
 regulation or, in consultation with the commissioner, by the commission-
 er  of  the  office  of mental health, the commissioner of the office of
 addiction services and supports, or the commissioner of the  office  for
 people  with  developmental  disabilities pursuant to regulation] HEALTH
 CARE PROVIDER WHO:
   (I) POSSESSES  THE  REQUISITE  LICENSE,  CERTIFICATION,  REGISTRATION,
 AUTHORIZATION  OR  CREDENTIALING TO PROVIDE A HEALTH CARE SERVICE IN NEW
 YORK STATE;
   (II) DETERMINES, BASED ON EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE  AND/OR  BEST  PRAC-
 TICES,  THAT  IT  IS  CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE TO DELIVER SUCH HEALTH CARE
 SERVICE VIA TELEHEALTH; AND
   (III) OFFERS THE OPTION OF RECEIVING  SUCH  HEALTH  CARE  SERVICE  VIA
 TELEHEALTH TO CONSENTING PATIENTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11547-01-1



              

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2021-S6846A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2999-cc, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4782

2021-S6846A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Modifies the definition of telehealth provider to include any health care provider who possesses the requisite license, certification, registration, authorization or credentialing to provide a health care service in New York state and determines that it is clinically appropriate to deliver such health care service via telehealth.

2021-S6846A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6846A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6846--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RIVERA, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to modifying the
   definition of telehealth provider
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (y) of subdivision 2 of section 2999-cc of the
 public health law, as amended by section 3 of part F of  chapter  57  of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   (y)  any [other provider as determined by the commissioner pursuant to
 regulation or, in consultation with the commissioner, by the commission-
 er of the office of mental health, the commissioner  of  the  office  of
 addiction  services  and supports, or the commissioner of the office for
 people with developmental disabilities pursuant  to  regulation]  HEALTH
 CARE PROVIDER WHO:
   (I)  POSSESSES  THE  REQUISITE  LICENSE,  CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION,
 AUTHORIZATION OR CREDENTIALING TO PROVIDE A HEALTH CARE SERVICE  IN  NEW
 YORK STATE; AND
   (II) REASONABLY DETERMINES THAT IT IS CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE TO DELIV-
 ER SUCH HEALTH CARE SERVICE VIA TELEHEALTH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11547-02-2



              

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