NY State Senate Bill S1374

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 01, 2021	referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate
Jan 25, 2021	advanced to third reading
Jan 20, 2021	2nd report cal.
Jan 19, 2021	1st report cal.108
Jan 11, 2021	referred to health

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S1374 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1155
Current Committee:: Assembly Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2805-x, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S4942, A6772

S1374 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to collaborative models for addressing health care disparities.

S1374 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S1374

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to collaborative
models for addressing health care disparities

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to include among the initiatives authorized
in the public health law under the Hospital-Home Care-Physician Collabo-
rative Program, programs to address disparities in health care access or
treatment and/or conditions of higher prevalence in certain populations
such as: racial and ethnic minority groups; persons with disabilities;
women; the poor; and persons living in rural and other medically
unserved and underserved geographic areas.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill would amend subdivision 4 of section 2805-x of

the public health law, Hospital-Home Care-Physician Collaborative
Program, by adding a new paragraph (d), to authorize programs which
address issues of health care access and/or treatment which contribute
to health disparities among certain populations within the State.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are many definitions of health disparities. Healthy People 2020, a
federal health promotion and disease prevention initiative, defines a
health disparity as: "a particular type of health difference that is
closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage.
Health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systemat-
ically experienced greater obstacles to health based on their racial or
ethnic group; religion; socioeconomic status; gender; age; mental
health; cognitive, sensory, or physical disability; sexual orientation
or gender identity; geographic location; or other characteristics
historically linked to discrimination or exclusion." By authorizing
programs of collaboration between hospitals, home care agencies and
physicians targeted at health disparities, this bill would encourage
health care innovations designed to improve health outcomes for under-
served persons and, reduce health care costs within the State.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A.2925 of 2017/2018
A.10693 of 2015/2016

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

There are no fiscal impacts resulting from this bill. The bill would
provide additional direction for an existing program to include health
care disparities within its focus. Funding for the collaboration models
comes from a combination of State appropriation, Federal waivers and the
tobacco control and insurance initiative Health Care Reform Act (HCRA)
pool, and would not be affected.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S1374 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1374
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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  collaborative
   models for addressing health care disparities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 2805-x of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D) COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS  TO  ADDRESS  DISPARITIES  IN  HEALTH  CARE
 ACCESS  OR TREATMENT, AND/OR CONDITIONS OF HIGHER PREVALENCE, IN CERTAIN
 POPULATIONS, WHERE SUCH COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS COULD PROVIDE AND  MANAGE
 SERVICES  IN A MORE EFFECTIVE, PERSON-CENTERED AND COST-EFFICIENT MANNER
 FOR REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF SUCH DISPARITIES.
   (I) SUCH PROGRAMS MAY TARGET ONE  OR  MORE  DISPARATE  CONDITIONS,  OR
 AREAS  OF UNDER-SERVICE, EVIDENCED IN DEFINED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE;
   (B) HYPERTENSION;
   (C) DIABETES;
   (D) OBESITY;
   (E) ASTHMA;
   (F) SICKLE CELL DISEASE;
   (G) SEPSIS;
   (H) LUPUS;
   (I) BREAST, LUNG, PROSTATE AND COLORECTAL CANCERS;
   (J) GEOGRAPHIC SHORTAGE  OF  PRIMARY  CARE,  PRENATAL/OBSTETRIC  CARE,
 SPECIALTY  MEDICAL  CARE,  HOME  HEALTH CARE, OR CULTURALLY AND LINGUIS-
 TICALLY COMPATIBLE CARE;
   (K) ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE;
   (L) POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND OTHER CONDITIONS MORE PREVALENT
 AMONG VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY SERVICES;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD02419-01-1

 S. 1374                             2
 
   (M) ATTRACTING MEMBERS OF MINORITY POPULATIONS TO THE FIELD AND  PRAC-
 TICE OF MEDICINE; AND
   (N) SUCH OTHER AREAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (II)  COLLABORATIVE  HOSPITAL-HOME  CARE-PHYSICIAN,  AND AS APPLICABLE
 ADDITIONAL PARTNER, MODELS MAY INCLUDE UNDER SUCH DISPARITIES PROGRAMS:
   (A) SERVICE PLANNING AND DESIGN;
   (B) RECRUITMENT OF SPECIALTY PERSONNEL AND/OR  SPECIALTY  TRAINING  OF
 PROFESSIONALS OR OTHER DIRECT CARE PERSONNEL (INCLUDING PHYSICIANS, HOME
 CARE AND HOSPITAL STAFFS), PATIENTS AND INFORMAL CAREGIVERS;
   (C) CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION AND CLINICAL TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS,
 FOLLOW-UP EVALUATIONS, AND SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS;
   (D)  USE OF EVIDENCED-BASED APPROACHES AND/OR BEST PRACTICES TO TREAT-
 MENT;
   (E) REIMBURSEMENT OF UNCOVERED SERVICES;
   (F) BUNDLED OR OTHER INTEGRATED PAYMENT METHODS TO SUPPORT THE  NECES-
 SARY, COORDINATED AND COST-EFFECTIVE SERVICES;
   (G)  REGULATORY  WAIVERS TO FACILITATE FLEXIBILITY IN PROVIDER COLLAB-
 ORATION AND PERSON-CENTERED CARE;
   (H) PATIENT/FAMILY PEER SUPPORT AND EDUCATION;
   (I) DATA COLLECTION, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF EFFICACY; AND/OR
   (J) OTHER COMPONENTS OR INNOVATIONS SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER.
   (III) NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL PREVENT  A  PHYSICIAN,
 PHYSICIANS GROUP, HOME CARE AGENCY, OR HOSPITAL FROM INDIVIDUALLY APPLY-
 ING FOR SAID GRANT.
   (IV)  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH PHYSICIANS, HOME CARE AGEN-
 CIES, HOSPITALS, CONSUMERS,  STATEWIDE  ASSOCIATIONS  REPRESENTATIVE  OF
 SUCH  PARTICIPANTS,  AND  OTHER  EXPERTS  IN HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES, IN
 DEVELOPING AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR GRANT FUNDING OR RATE  ADJUSTMENT,
 AND  FOR  REQUEST OF STATE REGULATORY WAIVERS, TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTA-
 TION OF DISPARITIES PROGRAMS UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Jan 19, 2021 - Health committee Vote

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James Sanders Jr.

Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

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Feb 1, 2021 - floor Vote

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Jan 19, 2021 - Health committee Vote

Health Committee Vote: Jan 19, 2021

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Brad Hoylman

Rachel May

S1374 (ACTIVE) - Details

S1374 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S1374 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1374 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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