Senate Bill S7614

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the "access to comprehensive cancer enhanced services strategy (ACCESS) demonstration project"

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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-S7614 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7976
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §268-d, Pub Health L; amd §§364-j & 369-gg, Soc Serv L

2021-S7614 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "access to comprehensive cancer enhanced services strategy (ACCESS) demonstration project" to assure more equitable access to specialized cancer care; makes related provisions.

2021-S7614 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7614 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7614
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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 public health law and the social  services  law,  in
   relation to assuring more equitable access to specialized cancer care;
   and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
   of

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "access to
 comprehensive cancer enhanced services strategy  (ACCESS)  demonstration
 project."
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (vi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
 268-d of the public health law, as added by section 2 of part T of chap-
 ter 57 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (vi)  CONTRACTS WITH ANY NATIONAL CANCER  INSTITUTE-DESIGNATED  CANCER
 CENTER LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT  WITHIN THE HEALTH PLAN'S SERVICE AREA
 THAT  IS  WILLING  TO  PROVIDE  CANCER-RELATED INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND
 MEDICAL SERVICES TO ENROLLEES IN ALL HEALTH PLANS  OFFERING  MARKETPLACE
 COVERAGE  IN  SUCH  CANCER  CENTER'S SERVICE AREA   UNDER THE PREVAILING
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT THE PLAN REQUIRES OF OTHER  SIMILAR  PROVIDERS
 TO  BE INCLUDED IN THE PLAN'S PROVIDER NETWORK, PROVIDED THAT SUCH TERMS
 SHALL INCLUDE REIMBURSEMENT OF SUCH  CENTER  AT  NO  LESS  THAN  AND  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH THE FEE-FOR-SERVICE MEDICAID PAYMENT RATE AND METHODOL-
 OGY APPLICABLE TO THE CENTER'S INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES; AND
   (VII) complies with the insurance law and  this  chapter  requirements
 applicable  to health insurance issued in this state and any regulations
 promulgated pursuant thereto that do not conflict with  or  prevent  the
 application of federal requirements; and
   §  3.    Subdivision  4 of section 364-j of the social services law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11279-04-1
 S. 7614                             2
              

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