Assembly Bill A7249

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7249
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 21, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  insur-
   ance  companies  to issue joint checks for payment to an insured and a
   health care provider in certain circumstances

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 4406-j to read as follows:
   § 4406-J. PAYMENT  FOR  OUT-OF-NETWORK  HEALTH  CARE  SERVICES;  JOINT
 CHECKS. AN INSURANCE COMPANY SUBJECT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-TWO OF THE INSUR-
 ANCE LAW, SHALL ISSUE AND PROVIDE AN INSURED WITH A JOINT CHECK MADE OUT
 TO  BOTH  THE  INSURED AND TO A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 PAYMENT TO SUCH HEALTH CARE PROVIDER  FOR  ANY  OUT-OF-NETWORK  SERVICES
 RENDERED  TO  THE  INSURED.  SUCH  CHECK SHALL LIST THE FULL NAME OF THE
 INSURED WITH THE WORD "AND" AFTER SUCH NAME FOLLOWED BY THE NAME OF  THE
 HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR GROUP PRACTICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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