NY State Senate Bill S1451

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 01, 2023	referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate
Feb 06, 2023	advanced to third reading
Feb 01, 2023	2nd report cal.
Jan 31, 2023	1st report cal.246
Jan 12, 2023	referred to health

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S1451 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A782
Current Committee:: Assembly Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2805-x, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S4942, A6772
2021-2022: S1374, A1155

S1451 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to collaborative models for addressing health care disparities.

S1451 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S1451

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:

2022 PASSED SENATE

2022 referred to assembly ways and means

2021 PASSED SENATE

2021 reported referred to assembly ways and means

2020 REFERRED TO SENATE HEALTH

2020 referred to senate health

2019 THIRD READING

2019 referred to senate health

 
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.

S1451 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1451
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SANDERS,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  MAY  --  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) CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE;
   (E) OBESITY;
   (F) ASTHMA;
   (G) SICKLE CELL DISEASE;
   (H) SEPSIS;
   (I) LUPUS;
   (J) BREAST, LUNG, PROSTATE AND COLORECTAL CANCERS;
   (K)  GEOGRAPHIC  SHORTAGE  OF  PRIMARY  CARE, PRENATAL/OBSTETRIC CARE,
 SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE, HOME HEALTH CARE,  OR  CULTURALLY  AND  LINGUIS-
 TICALLY COMPATIBLE CARE;
   (L) ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00055-01-3

 S. 1451                             2
 
   (M) POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND OTHER CONDITIONS MORE PREVALENT
 AMONG VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY SERVICES;
   (N)  ATTRACTING MEMBERS OF MINORITY POPULATIONS TO THE FIELD AND PRAC-
 TICE OF MEDICINE; AND
   (O) 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 31, 2023 - Health committee Vote

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James Sanders Jr.

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Mar 1, 2023 - floor Vote

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Jan 31, 2023 - Health committee Vote

Health Committee Vote: Jan 31, 2023

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Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Rachel May

Lea Webb

S1451 (ACTIVE) - Details

S1451 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S1451 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1451 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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