Assembly Bill A6650

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to third-party network contracts

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2025-A6650 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7919
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§3217-k, 4242 & 4325-a, Ins L; add §4406-j, Pub Health L

2025-A6650 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows dental provider networks, certain health and hospital service corporations, and health care plans to enter into a third-party network contract to provide access to care services and discounted rates of a provider under a provider network contract.

2025-A6650 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6650
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation
   to third-party network contracts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 3217-k
 to read as follows:
   § 3217-K. LEASED DENTAL NETWORKS. (A) THE FOLLOWING  PROVISIONS  SHALL
 APPLY TO DENTAL PROVIDER NETWORKS:
   (1) AN INSURER OF DENTAL CARE AND SERVICES MAY ENTER INTO A THIRD-PAR-
 TY  NETWORK  CONTRACT  TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CARE SERVICES AND DISCOUNTED
 RATES OF A PROVIDER UNDER A PROVIDER NETWORK CONTRACT IF:
   (A) THE PROVIDER IN THE NETWORK CONSENTS TO ALLOW THE THIRD  PARTY  TO
 ACCESS  THE  PROVIDER'S  SERVICES  AND  DISCOUNTED RATES AT THE TIME THE
 ORIGINAL CONTRACT IS ENTERED INTO OR RENEWED AND  WHENEVER  THERE  IS  A
 MATERIAL MODIFICATION TO THE THIRD-PARTY NETWORK CONTRACT;
   (B)  THE  INSURER  ALLOWS  THE  PROVIDER TO CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH THE
 THIRD PARTY INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THE THIRD PARTY TO ACCESS THE PROVIDER'S
 SERVICES AND DISCOUNTED RATES; AND
   (C) THE THIRD-PARTY NETWORK CONTRACT  OBLIGATES  THE  THIRD  PARTY  TO
 COMPLY  WITH  ALL  APPLICABLE  TERMS,  LIMITATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
 PROVIDER NETWORK CONTRACT.
   (2) AN INSURER OF DENTAL CARE AND SERVICES MAY NOT CANCEL OR OTHERWISE
 TERMINATE A NETWORK PROVIDER CONTRACT WITH A  PROVIDER  ON  THE  GROUNDS
 THAT  THE  PROVIDER  REFUSES  TO  ALLOW  ACCESS  BY A THIRD PARTY TO THE
 PROVIDER'S SERVICES AND DISCOUNTED RATES.
   (3) AN INSURER OF DENTAL CARE AND SERVICES THAT CONTRACTS WITH A THIRD
 PARTY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO  THE  SERVICES  AND  DISCOUNTED  RATES  OF  A
 PROVIDER UNDER A PROVIDER NETWORK CONTRACT SHALL:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10275-01-5
 A. 6650                             2
              

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