Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 15, 2024 |
print number 8988a |
Apr 15, 2024 |
amend and recommit to health |
Apr 08, 2024 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S8988A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
2023-S8988 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9297
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2805, Pub Health L
2023-S8988 - Summary
Prohibits hospitals from accessing general hospital indigent care pool funds where they are not in compliance with federal hospital price transparency law and rules; requires DOH reporting; authorizes the commissioner of health to allow such facility continued access to the fund under certain conditions.
2023-S8988 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8988 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital compli- ance with federal hospital price transparency law and rules PURPOSE: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital compli- ance with federal hospital price transparency law and rules SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends section 2805 of the Public Health Law by adding a new subdivision 3 that requires monthly reports on hospital compliance with federal hospital price transparency laws and rules. It also adds if the hospital is not in compliance with federal price transparency law, they cannot access any funds pursuant to section twenty-eight hundred seven k of this article.
2023-S8988 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8988 I N S E N A T E April 8, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 hospital compli- ance with federal hospital price transparency law and rules THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2805 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT MONTHLY ON HOSPITAL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL HOSPITAL PRICE TRANSPARENCY LAW AND RULES. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. (B) EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, NO HOSPITAL SHALL ACCESS ANY FUNDS PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVEN-K OF THIS ARTICLE IF THEY ARE NOT IN MATERIAL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PRICE TRANSPARENCY LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER MAY ALLOW CONTINUED OPERATION IF SUCH COMMISSIONER DEEMS THE FACILITY ESSEN- TIAL AND IS MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PRICE TRANS- PARENCY LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS. SUCH DETERMINATION SHALL BE MADE ON A YEARLY BASIS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14044-03-4
2023-S8988A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9297
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2805, Pub Health L
2023-S8988A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits hospitals from accessing general hospital indigent care pool funds where they are not in compliance with federal hospital price transparency law and rules; requires DOH reporting; authorizes the commissioner of health to allow such facility continued access to the fund under certain conditions.
2023-S8988A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8988A SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital compli- ance with federal hospital price transparency law and rules TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital compli- ance with federal hospital price transparency law and rules PURPOSE: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital compli- ance with federal hospital price transparency law and rules SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends section 2805 of the Public Health Law by adding a new
2023-S8988A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8988--A I N S E N A T E April 8, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital compli- ance with federal hospital price transparency law and rules THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2805 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT MONTHLY ON HOSPITAL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL HOSPITAL PRICE TRANSPARENCY LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. (B) EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, NO HOSPITAL SHALL ACCESS ANY FUNDS PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVEN-K OF THIS ARTICLE IF THEY ARE NOT IN MATERIAL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL HOSPITAL PRICE TRANSPARENCY LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSION- ER MAY ALLOW CONTINUED ACCESS TO THE FUND IF SUCH COMMISSIONER DEEMS THE FACILITY ESSENTIAL AND IS MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLIANCE WITH FEDER- AL HOSPITAL PRICE TRANSPARENCY LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS. SUCH DETERMI- NATION SHALL BE MADE ON A YEARLY BASIS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14044-05-4
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