Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 24, 2023 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.207 substituted for a733a |
Jan 24, 2023 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 23, 2023 |
ordered to third reading cal.152 |
Jan 20, 2023 |
print number 1003a |
Jan 20, 2023 |
amend and recommit to rules |
Jan 17, 2023 |
reported and committed to rules |
Jan 09, 2023 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1003A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
2023-S1003 - Details
2023-S1003 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1003 SPONSOR: HINCHEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to providing information to patients and the public on policy-based exclusions PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that individuals have access to information about whether the hospital, or hospitals, in their area provides the care they seek Prior, to admission and to identify health care deserts in regions ,of the state. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the legislation includes,legialativejindings exPlaining the,problem this legislation seeks to address and making clear that some healthcare denials violate existing state and federal law.
2023-S1003 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1003 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, BRESLIN, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN, MAY, MYRIE, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to providing information to patients and the public on policy-based exclusions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that since 2003 more than 40 community hospitals in New York state have closed. The legislature additionally finds that as a result of hospital consolidation, large health care systems now control more than 70 percent of acute hospital beds in the state and that these systems some- times remove categories of care from local hospitals, leaving patients in regions of the state without access to particular types of care, including some types of emergency care. The legislature further finds that patients do not have the ability to determine whether health care facilities in their area provide the care they seek, because information about how facility restrictions impact options for care is too difficult to obtain. The legislature also finds that denials and poor access to care can lead to serious adverse health impacts that jeopardize individuals' lives and wellbeing and that New York needs to understand health care gaps and their impact statewide. Finally, the legislature finds that some denials of care violate state and federal law. § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2803-bb to read as follows: § 2803-BB. POLICY-BASED EXCLUSIONS. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "HEALTH CARE FACILITY" MEANS A GENERAL HOSPITAL AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION TWEN- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02598-02-3
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
(D, WF) 59th Senate District
2023-S1003A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S1003A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1003A SPONSOR: HINCHEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to providing information to patients and the public on policy-based exclusions PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that individuals have access to information about whether the hospital, or hospitals, in their area provides the care they seek prior, to admission and to identify health care deserts in regions of the state. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the legislation includes, legislative findings explaining the problem this legislation seeks to address and making clear that some health care denials violate existing state and federal law.
2023-S1003A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1003--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, BRESLIN, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MAY, MYRIE, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Commit- tee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to providing information to patients and the public on policy-based exclusions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that since 2003 more than 40 community hospitals in New York state have closed. The legislature additionally finds that as a result of hospital consolidation, large health care systems now control more than 70 percent of acute hospital beds in the state and that these systems some- times remove categories of care from local hospitals, leaving patients in regions of the state without access to particular types of care, including some types of emergency care. The legislature further finds that patients do not have the ability to determine whether health care facilities in their area provide the care they seek, because information about how facility restrictions impact options for care is too difficult to obtain. The legislature also finds that denials and poor access to care can lead to serious adverse health impacts that jeopardize individuals' lives and wellbeing and that New York needs to understand health care gaps and their impact statewide. Finally, the legislature finds that some denials of care violate state and federal law. § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2803-bb to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02598-04-3
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